Castles of England/North Yorkshire
There are more than 30 castles in North Yorkshire, reflecting its turbulent history.
Name |
Type |
Date |
Condition |
Image | Ownership / Access |
Notes (Key) |
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Ayton Castle | Castle | 13–14th century | Fragment | ![]() |
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Barden Tower | Castle | 15th century | Ruins | ![]() |
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Bolton Castle | Quadrangular castle | 14th century | Ruins | ![]() |
Besieged and slighted during Civil War. | |
Cawood Castle | Quadrangular castle | 1374–88 | Fragments | ![]() |
Landmark Trust | Largely demolished 1750, gatehouse survives. |
Clifford's Tower | Keep | 13th century | Restored | ![]() |
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Reduced in height 1596. |
Crayke Castle | Tower house | 15th century | Restored | ![]() |
Private | 18th and 19th century additions and alterations. |
Danby Castle | Quadrangular castle | 14th century | Fragmentary ruins | ![]() |
Private, farm | Partly used as farm buildings. |
Gilling Castle | Tower house | 14th century | Intact | St. Martin's Ampleforth School | 16th and 18th century additions and alterations. | |
Harsley Castle | Castle | 15th century | Fragmentary remains | ![]() |
Private, farm | Partly used as farm buildings. |
Hazlewood Castle | Castle | 13–18th century | Rebuilt | ![]() |
Hotel | Altered 18th and 20th centuries, formerly Carmelite retreat centre. |
Hellifield Peel | Tower house | 14–15th century | Restored | ![]() |
Hotel | Restored 2005. |
Helmsley Castle | Castle | 12–13th century | Fragmentary ruins | ![]() |
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Severely slighted 1645. |
Hornby Castle | Courtyard castle | 14–15th century | Restored | ![]() |
Private | Converted to country house by John Carr, 18th century. |
Knaresborough Castle | Keep and bailey | 12–14th century | Fragmentary ruins | ![]() |
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Marmion Tower | Fortified manor house | 15th century | Fragment | ![]() |
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Surviving gatehouse of Tanfield Castle. |
Middleham Castle | Keep and bailey | 12–14th century | Ruins | ![]() |
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Mulgrave Castle | Enclosure castle | 12–13th century | Fragmentary ruins | ![]() |
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Superseded by 18–19th century castellated mansion also known as Mulgrave Castle. |
Nappa Hall | Fortified manor house | 1459 | Intact | ![]() |
Private | Enlarged 17th century. Probably the finest, least-spoilt fortified manor house in the north of England. |
Pickering Castle | Keep and bailey | 12–14th century | Ruins | ![]() |
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Ravensworth Castle | Castle | 14th century | Fragmentary remains | ![]() |
Private | |
Richmond Castle | Keep and bailey | 11–14th century | Ruins | ![]() |
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Keep 100 ft high. |
Ripley Castle | Tower house | 15–16th century | Rebuilt | ![]() |
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Extended 1783–6 in Gothic Revival style. |
Scarborough Castle | Keep and bailey | 12–13th century | Ruins | ![]() |
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Sheriff Hutton Castle | Quadrangular castle | 1382 | Fragmentary ruins | ![]() |
Private | |
Skelton Castle | Castellated house | 13–19th century | Intact | ![]() |
Private | 18–19th century house incorporates remains of medieval castle. |
Skipton Castle | Castle | 11–17th century | Restored | ![]() |
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Partly demolished 1649, rebuilt 1657–8. |
Snape Castle | Castle | 15–18th century | Restored | ![]() |
Private | Mostly reconstructed 17th century, partly ruined. |
South Cowton Castle | Tower house | 15th century | Restored | ![]() |
Private | Altered 19th century, farmhouse. |
Spofforth Castle | Fortified manor house | 13–15th century | Fragmentary ruins | ![]() |
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Whorlton Castle | Castle | 14–16th century | Fragmentary ruins | ![]() |
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Remains of gatehouse. |
Wilton Castle | Neo-romantic castle | c.1810 | Intact | ![]() |
Private apartments | By Sir Robert Smirke on site of medieval castle. |