Scheduled monuments in North Yorkshire

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There are 2390 scheduled monuments in the county of North Yorkshire, England. [1] These protected sites date in some cases from the Neolithic period, and include medieval moated sites, ruined abbeys, castles, and Neolithic monuments. [2] In the United Kingdom, the scheduling of monuments was first initiated to ensure the preservation of "nationally important" archaeological sites and historic buildings. Protection is given to scheduled monuments under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979. [3] ​

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Notable scheduled monuments in North Yorkshire

This is a partial list of scheduled monuments in North Yorkshire.

ImageNameLocationDateNotes
Castle Bolton. Yorkshire.jpg Bolton Castle 54°19′19″N1°56′53″W / 54.321932°N 1.948106°W / 54.321932; -1.948106 Late 14th century Mary, Queen of Scots was held prisoner at Bolton for six months. [4]
Coverham Abbey.jpg Coverham Abbey 54°16′21″N1°50′27″W / 54.27256°N 1.84071°W / 54.27256; -1.84071 1190 ADA Premonstratensian monastery founded by Helewisia, daughter of Ranulf de Glanville. [5]
Devils Arrows - geograph.org.uk - 513148.jpg Devil's Arrows 54°5′34.53″N1°24′13.25″W / 54.0929250°N 1.4036806°W / 54.0929250; -1.4036806 Late Neolithic eraFour Neolithic Standing Stones. [6]
Fountains Abbey 2016 110.jpg Fountains Abbey 54°6′35″N1°34′53″W / 54.10972°N 1.58139°W / 54.10972; -1.58139 1132 ADThe largest and best preserved ruined monastery in England. [7]
Jubilee Memorial 1887 Harrogate 16 July 2021 (28).JPG Jubilee Memorial, Harrogate 53°59′32″N1°32′17″W / 53.9923°N 1.5381°W / 53.9923; -1.5381 1887 ADThe memorial was built to commemorate the 1887 golden jubilee of Queen Victoria. [8]
Markenfield Hall - geograph.org.uk - 804830.jpg Markenfield Hall 54°06′06″N1°33′04″W / 54.10161°N 1.55104°W / 54.10161; -1.55104 1310 ADAn early 14th-century moated manor house. [9]
Richmond Castle - geograph.org.uk - 4107125.jpg Richmond Castle 54°24′06″N1°44′15″W / 54.4017°N 1.7376°W / 54.4017; -1.7376 Late 11th centuryAn excellent example of a Norman castle in Britain. [10]
Rievaulx Abbey, Studley Park.jpg Rievaulx Abbey 54°15′27″N1°7′0″W / 54.25750°N 1.11667°W / 54.25750; -1.11667 1132 ADThe Abbey was the first Cistercian monastery to be established in the north of England. [11]
Snape Castle - geograph.org.uk - 3225506.jpg Snape Castle 54°15′14″N1°35′56″W / 54.254°N 1.599°W / 54.254; -1.599 1430 ADSelf-fortified manor house of Cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV and Richard III. Katherine Parr lived in the castle from 1536 to 1537. She, along with her two step-children were taken as hostages, when the castle was attacked in 1537. [12]
Thornborough Henge.jpg Thornborough Henges 54°12′36″N1°33′50″W / 54.21000°N 1.56389°W / 54.21000; -1.56389 Late Neolithic eraThis late Neolithic and early Bronze Age complex consists of three circular henges, a cursus, burial grounds and prehistoric settlements. [13]
Whitby Abbey (geograph 7249897).jpg Whitby Abbey 54°29′18″N0°36′27″W / 54.4883°N 0.6075°W / 54.4883; -0.6075 657 ADOne of the earliest monasteries to be established in Northern England, Whitby was a double monastery of both monks and nuns. [14]
York Minster, September 2013.jpg York Minster 53°57′43″N1°4′55″W / 53.96194°N 1.08194°W / 53.96194; -1.08194 627 ADThe site includes a section of the Roman legionary fortress at Eboracum, the Anglian and early Norman minsters, and the Anglian and medieval churches of the Alma Sophia, St Sepulchre and St Mary ad Valvas. [15]

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There are 273 scheduled monuments in the county of Herefordshire, England. These protected sites date from the Neolithic period in some cases and include barrows, churchyard crosses, ruined abbeys, castles, and Iron Age hill forts. In the United Kingdom, the scheduling of monuments was first initiated to ensure the preservation of "nationally important" archaeological sites or historic buildings. Protection is given to scheduled monuments under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.

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There are 486 scheduled monuments in the county of Norfolk, England. These protected sites date in some cases from the Neolithic period, and include barrows, medieval settlements, ruined abbeys, castles, and windmills. In the United Kingdom, the scheduling of monuments was first initiated to ensure the preservation of "nationally important" archaeological sites and historic buildings. Protection is given to scheduled monuments under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.

There are 1437 scheduled monuments in the county of Northumberland, England. These protected sites date in some cases from the Neolithic period, and include barrows, medieval settlements, ruined abbeys, castles, and Roman forts. In the United Kingdom, the scheduling of monuments was first initiated to ensure the preservation of "nationally important" archaeological sites and historic buildings. Protection is given to scheduled monuments under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.

There are 379 scheduled monuments in the county of Oxfordshire, England. These protected sites date in some cases from the Neolithic period, and include stone circles, a medieval tithe barn, ruined abbeys, castles, and Roman villas. In the United Kingdom, the scheduling of monuments was first initiated to ensure the preservation of "nationally important" archaeological sites and historic buildings. Protection is given to scheduled monuments under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.

There are 499 scheduled monuments in the county of Shropshire, England. These protected sites date in some cases from the Neolithic period, and include stone circles, ruined abbeys, castles, Iron Age hillforts and Roman villas. In the United Kingdom, the scheduling of monuments was first initiated to ensure the preservation of "nationally important" archaeological sites and historic buildings. Protection is given to scheduled monuments under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.

There are 402 scheduled monuments in the county of Suffolk, England. These protected sites date in some cases from the Neolithic period, and include stone circles, ruined abbeys, castles, an Anglo-Saxon ship burial windmills. In the United Kingdom, the scheduling of monuments was first initiated to ensure the preservation of "nationally important" archaeological sites and historic buildings. Protection is given to scheduled monuments under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.

There are 199 scheduled monuments in the county of Surrey, England. These protected sites date in some cases from the Neolithic period, and include medieval moated sites, ruined abbeys, castles, and bowl barrows. In the United Kingdom, the scheduling of monuments was first initiated to ensure the preservation of "nationally important" archaeological sites and historic buildings. Protection is given to scheduled monuments under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.

There are 199 scheduled monuments in the county of Warwickshire, England. These protected sites date in some cases from the Neolithic period, and include medieval moated sites, ruined abbeys, castles, and medieval bridges. In the United Kingdom, the scheduling of monuments was first initiated to ensure the preservation of "nationally important" archaeological sites and historic buildings. Protection is given to scheduled monuments under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.

There are 912 scheduled monuments in the county of West Sussex, England. These protected sites date in some cases from the Neolithic period, and include medieval moated sites, ruined abbeys, castles, and Iron Age hillforts. In the United Kingdom, the scheduling of monuments was first initiated to ensure the preservation of "nationally important" archaeological sites and historic buildings. Protection is given to scheduled monuments under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.

References

  1. ↑ "Scheduled monuments in North Yorkshire" . Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "Scheduled Ancient Monuments in the Historic County of Dorset". Ancient Monuments UK. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "Scheduled Monuments". Historic England. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  4. ↑ "Bolton Castle – a home, a prison, a ruin". Yorkshire Dales.org. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Coverham Abbey Premonstratensian monastery and precinct including Holy Trinity Church and medieval bridge". Historic England. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "Stone alignment west of Boroughbridge known as the Devil's Arrows, including three standing stones and the setting for a fourth". Historic England. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "History of Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal". National Trust. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  8. ↑ "Jubilee Memorial". Historic England. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "Markenfield Hall". Historic Houses. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  10. ↑ "Richmond Castle". English Heritage. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  11. ↑ "Rievaulx Abbey Cistercian monastery: inner and outer precinct, water-management works, agricultural features, enclosures and ancillary buildings". Historic England. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  12. ↑ "TV Historian Emma Wells explores the secrets of Snape Castle". Yorkshire.com. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  13. ↑ "Thornborough Henges". English Heritage. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  14. ↑ "Whitby Abbey: Saxon double-house, post-Conquest Benedictine monastery, C17 manor house and C14 cross". Historic England. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  15. ↑ "York Minster cathedral precinct: including Bootham Bar and the length of City Walls extending round the precinct up to Monk Bar". Historic England. Retrieved 3 June 2024.

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