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Kirby Knowle Castle

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Kirkby Knowle; Newbygill; New Building

In the civil parish of Kirby Knowle .
In the historic county of Yorkshire North Riding (Modern Authority of North Yorkshire, 1974 county of North Yorkshire).

Castle is said to have been built on this site in the late C13 by Roger Lascelles, but it burnt down c1568 while owned by Sir John Constable. Before he could finish the repair work Constable died and it was not until the 1650s that reconstruction began again, for James Danby. Danby repaired the old parts, built the south front and west wing and changed the name to New Building. By the late C17 the house had passed to the Rokeby family. Current house Mid C17 thoroughly restored and altered in C19.

This site has been described as a;
Masonry Castle.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Nothing visible remains.


This site is a Grade 2 listed building protected by law*. (Images of England number 332563)

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SE45908746

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PastScape number; 55489

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