List of Castles in England - North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire

See also: Map of castles in North Yorkshire

Castles of which little remains include:

  • Acklam Motte
  • Burton in Lonsdale Castle
  • Buttercrambe Castle
  • Carlton Castle
  • Castle Levington
  • Duffield Castle
  • Guisborough Castle
  • Harsley Castle
  • Howe Hill (Yafforth)
  • Hunmanby Castle
  • Killerby Castle
  • Kilton Castle
  • Kirkby Fleetham Castle
  • Kyme Castle
  • Lythe Castle
  • Malton Castle
  • Saxton Castle
  • Sigston Castle
  • Slingsby Castle
  • Tadcaster Castle
  • Topcliffe Castle
  • Upsall Castle
Name Type Date Condition Image Ownership / Access Notes
Ayton Castle Castle 1201 !13–14th century Fragment HC !
Local authority
Barden Tower Castle 1401 !15th century Ruins HC !
Bolton Castle Quadrangular castle 1301 !14th century Ruins HC ! Besieged and slighted during English Civil War.
Cawood Castle Quadrangular castle 1374 !1374–88 Fragments Landmark Trust Largely demolished in 1750, gatehouse survives.
Clifford's Tower Keep 1201 !13th century Restored EH ! Reduced in height 1596.
Crayke Castle Tower house 1401 !15th century Restored Private 18th- and 19th-century additions and alterations.
Danby Castle Quadrangular castle 1301 !14th century Fragmentary ruins Private, farm Partly used as farm buildings.
Gilling Castle Tower house 1301 !14th century Intact St. Martin's Ampleforth School 16th- and 18th-century additions and alterations.
Hazlewood Castle Castle 1201 !13–18th century Rebuilt Hotel Altered in the 18th and 20th centuries, formerly Carmelite retreat centre.
Hellifield Peel Tower house 1301 !14–15th century Restored Hotel Restored 2005.
Helmsley Castle Castle 1101 !12–13th century Fragmentary ruins EH ! Severely slighted in 1645.
Hornby Castle Courtyard castle 1301 !14–15th century Restored Private Converted to country house by John Carr, 18th century.
Knaresborough Castle Keep and bailey 1101 !12–14th century Fragmentary ruins HC !
Duchy of Lancaster
Marmion Tower Fortified manor house 1401 !15th century Fragment EH ! Surviving gatehouse of Tanfield Castle.
Middleham Castle Keep and bailey 1101 !12–14th century Ruins EH !
(Old) Mulgrave Castle Enclosure castle 1101 !12–13th century Fragmentary ruins HC !
Marquess of Normanby		 Superseded by 18–19th-century castellated mansion also known as Mulgrave Castle.
Nappa Hall Fortified manor house 1459 !1459 Intact Private Enlarged in the 17th century, little altered since.
Pickering Castle Keep and bailey 1101 !12–14th century Ruins EH !
Ravensworth Castle Castle 1301 !14th century Fragmentary remains Private
Richmond Castle Keep and bailey 1001 !11–14th century Ruins EH ! Keep 100 ft (30 m) high.
Ripley Castle Tower house 1401 !15–16th century Rebuilt HH ! Extended in 1783–36 in Gothic Revival style.
Scarborough Castle Keep and bailey 1101 !12–13th century Ruins EH !
Sheriff Hutton Castle Quadrangular castle 1382 !1382 Fragmentary ruins Private
Skelton Castle Castellated house 1201 !13–19th century Intact Private 18–19th-century house incorporates remains of medieval castle.
Skipton Castle Castle 1101 !12–17th century Restored HH ! Partly demolished in 1649, rebuilt in 1657–58.
Snape Castle Castle 1401 !15–18th century Partly ruined Private Mostly reconstructed in the 17th century.
South Cowton Castle Tower house 1401 !15th century Restored Private Altered in the 19th century, farmhouse.
Spofforth Castle Fortified manor house 1201 !13–15th century Fragmentary ruins EH !
Whorlton Castle Castle 1301 !14–16th century Fragmentary ruins HC ! Remains of gatehouse.
Wilton Castle Neo-romantic castle 1810 !c. 1810 Intact Private apartments By Smirke on site of medieval castle.

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