Thorganby Giants Hill

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Giant Hill

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

Medieval promontory partial ringwork survives as earthworks. It lies on a natural spur between the floodplains of the River Derwent, lying to the east and a tributary named the 'Old Derwent' to the south. The earthworks form an arc on the north-west side of the promontory. The massive external ditch is 2m deep relative to the ground surface and the inner bank is 2m in height. Geophysical survey revealed the ditch extends further eastward from the earthworks. Possible castle although may also be Viking camp. (or both)

This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Earthworks remains.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SE69283962

Modern Map from Good for landscape form and features	Modern Map from Good for general location
Air Photo from	1st edition OS Map from

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 57998

County Sites and Monuments Record number; 556300000

• Web site links
  • http://www.eng-h.gov.uk/reports/giant_hill/
• Books
  • Van de Noort, Robert and Ellis, Stephen, 1999, Wetland heritage of the Vale of York: an archaeological survey p194-195
    King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p532 [possible]
    Allison, K.J. (ed), 1976, 'Thorganby' VCH Yorkshire East Riding Vol3
• Journal Articles
  • Ramm, H.G., 1965, Yorkshire Archaeological Journal Vol41 p331