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]
This is a partial list of scheduled monuments in North Yorkshire.
Image | Name | Location | Date | Notes |
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Bolton Castle | 54°19′19″N1°56′53″W / 54.321932°N 1.948106°W | Late 14th century | Mary, Queen of Scots was held prisoner at Bolton for six months. [4] | |
Coverham Abbey | 54°16′21″N1°50′27″W / 54.27256°N 1.84071°W | 1190 AD | A Premonstratensian monastery founded by Helewisia, daughter of Ranulf de Glanville. [5] | |
Devil's Arrows | 54°5′34.53″N1°24′13.25″W / 54.0929250°N 1.4036806°W | Late Neolithic era | Four Neolithic Standing Stones. [6] | |
Fountains Abbey | 54°6′35″N1°34′53″W / 54.10972°N 1.58139°W | 1132 AD | The largest and best preserved ruined monastery in England. [7] | |
Jubilee Memorial, Harrogate | 53°59′32″N1°32′17″W / 53.9923°N 1.5381°W | 1887 AD | The memorial was built to commemorate the 1887 golden jubilee of Queen Victoria. [8] | |
Markenfield Hall | 54°06′06″N1°33′04″W / 54.10161°N 1.55104°W | 1310 AD | An early 14th-century moated manor house. [9] | |
Richmond Castle | 54°24′06″N1°44′15″W / 54.4017°N 1.7376°W | Late 11th century | An excellent example of a Norman castle in Britain. [10] | |
Rievaulx Abbey | 54°15′27″N1°7′0″W / 54.25750°N 1.11667°W | 1132 AD | The Abbey was the first Cistercian monastery to be established in the north of England. [11] | |
Snape Castle | 54°15′14″N1°35′56″W / 54.254°N 1.599°W | 1430 AD | Self-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 Henges | 54°12′36″N1°33′50″W / 54.21000°N 1.56389°W | Late Neolithic era | This late Neolithic and early Bronze Age complex consists of three circular henges, a cursus, burial grounds and prehistoric settlements. [13] | |
Whitby Abbey | 54°29′18″N0°36′27″W / 54.4883°N 0.6075°W | 657 AD | One of the earliest monasteries to be established in Northern England, Whitby was a double monastery of both monks and nuns. [14] | |
York Minster | 53°57′43″N1°4′55″W / 53.96194°N 1.08194°W | 627 AD | The 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] | |
Coverham Abbey, North Yorkshire, England, was a Premonstratensian monastery that was founded at Swainby in 1190 by Helewisia, daughter of the Chief Justiciar Ranulf de Glanville. It was refounded at Coverham in about 1212 by her son Ranulf fitzRalph, who had the body of his late mother reinterred in the chapter house at Coverham.
There are over 670 scheduled monuments in the ceremonial county of Somerset in South West England. The county consists of a non-metropolitan county, administered by Somerset County Council, which is divided into five districts, and two unitary authorities. The districts of Somerset are West Somerset, South Somerset, Taunton Deane, Mendip and Sedgemoor. The two administratively independent unitary authorities, which were established on 1 April 1996 following the breakup of the county of Avon, are North Somerset and Bath and North East Somerset. These unitary authorities include areas that were once part of Somerset before the creation of Avon in 1974.
There are more than 1000 scheduled monuments in the county of Dorset, in South West England. These protected sites date from the Neolithic period and include barrows, stone circles, hill figures, ancient Roman sites, castle ruins, and medieval abbeys. 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.
There are 121 scheduled monuments in the county of Buckinghamshire, in England. These protected sites date from the Neolithic period in some cases and include barrows, moated sites, ruined abbeys, Iron Age hillforts, a medieval hospital and a holy well. 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.
There are 1274 scheduled monuments in the county of Cumbria, in North West England. These protected sites date from the Neolithic period and include barrows, stone circles, Roman forts, standing stones, 19th century industrial sites, abbeys, and ruined castles. 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.
There are 931 scheduled monuments in the county of East Sussex, England. These protected sites date from the Neolithic period and include barrows, moated sites, ruined abbeys, Iron Age hillforts, and a hill figure. 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.
There are 425 scheduled monuments in the county of Essex, England. These protected sites date from the Neolithic period in some cases and include barrows, moated sites, ruined abbeys, castles, and a windmill. In the United Kingdom, the scheduling of monuments was first initiated to ensure the preservation of "nationally important" archaeological sites or historic buildings. Protection given to scheduled monuments under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.
There are 735 scheduled monuments in the county of Hampshire, England. These protected sites date from the Neolithic period and include barrows, artillery forts, 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.
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.
There are 221 scheduled monuments in the county of Northamptonshire, England. These protected sites date in some cases from the Neolithic period and include barrows, artillery forts, 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.
There are 588 scheduled monuments in the county of Lincolnshire, England. These protected sites date in some cases from the Neolithic period, and include barrows, artillery forts, 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 and historic buildings. Protection is given to scheduled monuments under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.
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.