Ryther Castle

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Hall Garth

In the civil parish of Ryther Cum Ossendyke.
In the historic county of Yorkshire West Riding (Modern Authority of York, 1974 county of North Yorkshire).

Castle site listed by Harvey. At Ryther there is a Medieval manor house, of which there are now no visible remains, however, a medieval moat still survives, and is visible as a dry hollow. The nearby parish church has many tombs of knights of the Ryther family. A Ryther of Ryther Castle signed the deeds to Appleton Nunnery in the reign of Stephen. It is doubtful if this site ever had substantial fortifications but it is a fairly large site and has been heavily ploughed. The site also controls an old, and now defunct, crossing of the River Wharfe. Mote Hill, Nun Appleton, is on the other side of River.

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

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SE553393

PastScape number; 56262

Books

King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p532 [possible]
Harvey, Alfred, 1911, Castles and Walled Towns of England (Methuen and Co)

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Ryther Castle

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SE553393

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