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List of the Medieval Fortified Sites of the historic county of Yorkshire East Riding

Certain
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Questionable
Doubtful
Rejected
Confidence is a statement of the site as a medieval fortification or palace

 

Name Alternative Name(s) Type Remains
Acklam Motte Timber Castle
Masonry Castle
Earthworks
Aldbrough, Tup Hill Timber Castle Earthworks
Anlaby Moat Hill Fortified Manor House Nothing visible
Aughton Castle Hill Timber Castle Earthworks
Aughton Ruddings Ruddings Grange; Ellerton Grange Fortified Manor House Earthworks
Baynard Castle, Cottingham Stuteville's Castle; Cotingham; Totingham; Coghingham Masonry Castle
Timber Castle
Earthworks
Beacon Farm, Flamborough Flamboro' Timber Castle
Fortified Manor House
Cropmarks/slight earthworks
Beverley Manor of the Archbishop of York Watertowns; The Dings; Bishop Dings; Hall Garth Palace Nothing visible
Beverley Town Defences Urban Defence Major
Bishop Burton Bishops Palace Palace Nothing visible
Bishop Wilton Hall Garth Bishops Palace Fortified Manor House
Palace
Earthworks
Bridlington Priory The Bayle Gate; Bridlyngton Fortified Ecclesiastical site Nothing visible
Bridlington Quay Fort Artillery Fort Nothing visible
Burstwick Hall Garth Burstwick Castle Fortified Manor House
Palace
Cropmarks/slight earthworks
Burton Agnes Manor House Fortified Manor House Major
Burton Constable Tower Tower House Masonry footings
Cave Castle Timber Castle Nothing visible
Danish Tower, Flamborough Flamborough Castle; Flaynburgh Fortified Manor House Masonry ruins/remnants
Duffield Castle, Yorkshire Hall Farm; Skipwith Fortified Manor House Cropmarks/slight earthworks
Duke of Suffolks Palace, Kingston upon Hull Suffolk Palace; de la Poles House Palace Nothing visible
Faxfleet Hall Garths, Blacktoft Fortified Manor House
Palace
Earthworks
Fraisthorpe Motte Timber Castle Cropmarks/slight earthworks
Great Driffield Moat Hill Moot Hill Timber Castle
Palace
Earthworks
Haisthorpe Moat, Carnaby Fortified Manor House Earthworks
Halsham Manor Mass Garth Fortified Manor House Cropmarks/slight earthworks
Harpham Manor and Church of St John of Beverley Fortified Ecclesiastical site
Fortified Manor House
Major
Harswell, Everingham Herssewell in Spaldingmor. Fortified Manor House Nothing visible
Hedon Town Defences Urban Defence Earthworks
Hedon, Twyers Hill Tower House Nothing visible
Hornsea Hermitage Timber Castle Uncertain
House of Adam de Coppendale, Beverley Beverlaco Fortified Manor House Nothing visible
Howden Palace Palace Masonry ruins/remnants
Hull Castle, Kingston upon Hull The Citadel Artillery Fort Nothing visible
Hunmanby Castle Hill Timber Castle Earthworks
Kexby Old Hall Fortified Manor House Cropmarks/slight earthworks
Kingston upon Hull Town Wall Urban Defence Masonry footings
Kingston upon Hull, North Blockhouse Artillery Fort Nothing visible
Kingston upon Hull, South Blockhouse Artillery Fort Nothing visible
Kingston upon Hull, South End Battery Artillery Fort Nothing visible
Kingston upon Hull, South End chain tower Chain Tower Nothing visible
Langton Castle Timber Castle Earthworks
Langton Motte Timber Castle Earthworks
Leconfield Manor Leconfield Castle; Lekyngfeld Fortified Manor House Earthworks
Leppington Timber Castle
Fortified Manor House
Earthworks
Little Kelk Nunnery Hill Timber Castle Cropmarks/slight earthworks
Lockington Coney Hill Hall Garth; Moat Hill; Garthum Timber Castle Earthworks
Mount Ferrant Burgus Enclosure Urban Defence Uncertain
Mount Ferrant Castle Burythorpe Timber Castle Earthworks
Newsholme, Wressle Timber Castle Cropmarks/slight earthworks
Paull Fort Paull Point Battery Artillery Fort Nothing visible
Paull Holme Motte Paulholme Timber Castle Uncertain
Paull Holme Tower Paulholme Tower House Masonry ruins/remnants
Portington Moat, Eastrington Fortified Manor House Earthworks
Riccall Manor Rikhall Fortified Manor House Major
Riccall Wheel Hall Wheel House Palace Earthworks
Rise Mote Hill Moat Hill Timber Castle Earthworks
Roos Castle Fortified Manor House Masonry footings
Sandholme, Gilberdyke Fortified Manor House Earthworks
Scorborough Hall, Leconfield Fortified Manor House Earthworks
Sculcoates Sculcotes Fortified Manor House Nothing visible
Skipsea Brough Defences Urban Defence Earthworks
Skipsea Castle Hill Albermarle Hill and the Baile Welts Masonry Castle
Timber Castle
Earthworks
Skirpenbeck Manor House Fortified Manor House Earthworks
Skirpenbeck Motte Timber Castle Earthworks
St Lois St Loys; Sutton; le maners Fortified Manor House Earthworks
Storwood Wheldrake; Coldric; Thornton; Storthwaite; Queldric; Hall Hills Timber Castle Cropmarks/slight earthworks
Sutton upon Derwent Giants Hill Timber Castle Earthworks
Swan Hill, Bilton Timber Castle Earthworks
Swine Castle Hill Bransholm; Brancholme; Bransholme; le Hermitage in Braunceholm Fortified Manor House
Timber Castle
Earthworks
Temple Garth, Etton Temple Manor Fortified Manor House Cropmarks/slight earthworks
Thorganby Giants Hill Giant Hill Timber Castle Earthworks
Turtle Hill, Harpham Moor Kelk Timber Castle Nothing visible
Wressle Castle Wressill; Wreshil Masonry Castle Masonry ruins/remnants

This listing was last updated on Friday, April 6, 2007

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