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/) Ayton Castle Castle 120113–14th century Fragment 90px HCImage:CL_icon.svgLocal authority Barden Tower Castle 140115th century Ruins 90px HCImage:CL_icon.svg Bolton Castle Quadrangular castle 130114th century Ruins 90px HCImage:CL_icon.svg Besieged and slighted during Civil War. Cawood Castle Quadrangular castle 13741374–88 Fragments 90px Landmark Trust Largely demolished 1750, gatehouse survives. Clifford's Tower Keep 120113th century Restored 90px EHImage:EH icon.svg Reduced in height 1596. Crayke Castle Tower house 140115th century Restored 90px Private 170118th and 19th century additions and alterations. Danby Castle Quadrangular castle 130114th century Fragmentary ruins 90px Private, farm Partly used as farm buildings. Gilling Castle Tower house 130114th century Intact St. Martin's Ampleforth School 150116th and 18th century additions and alterations. Harsley Castle Castle 140115th century Fragmentary remains 90px Private, farm Partly used as farm buildings. Hazlewood Castle Castle 120113–18th century Rebuilt 90px Hotel Altered 18th and 20th centuries, formerly Carmelite retreat centre. Hellifield Peel Tower house 130114–15th century Restored 90px Hotel Restored 2005. Helmsley Castle Castle 110112–13th century Fragmentary ruins 90px EHImage:EH icon.svg Severely slighted 1645. Hornby Castle Courtyard castle 130114–15th century Restored 90px Private Converted to country house by John Carr, 18th century. Knaresborough Castle Keep and bailey 110112–14th century Fragmentary ruins 90px HCImage:CL_icon.svgDuchy of Lancaster Marmion Tower Fortified manor house 140115th century Fragment 90px EHImage:EH icon.svg Surviving gatehouse of Tanfield Castle. Middleham Castle Keep and bailey 110112–14th century Ruins 90px EHImage:EH icon.svg Mulgrave Castle Enclosure castle 110112–13th century Fragmentary ruins 90px HCImage:CL_icon.svgMarquess of Normanby Superseded by 18–19th century castellated mansion also known as Mulgrave Castle. Nappa Hall Fortified manor house 14591459 Intact 90px Private Enlarged 17th century. Probably the finest, least-spoilt fortified manor house in the north of England. Pickering Castle Keep and bailey 110112–14th century Ruins 90px EHImage:EH icon.svg Ravensworth Castle Castle 130114th century Fragmentary remains 90px Private Richmond Castle Keep and bailey 100111–14th century Ruins 90px EHImage:EH icon.svg Keep 100 ft high. Ripley Castle Tower house 140115–16th century Rebuilt 90px HHImage:HH icon.png Extended 1783–6 in Gothic Revival style. Scarborough Castle Keep and bailey 110112–13th century Ruins 90px EHImage:EH icon.svg Sheriff Hutton Castle Quadrangular castle 13821382 Fragmentary ruins 90px Private Skelton Castle Castellated house 120113–19th century Intact 90px Private 170118–19th century house incorporates remains of medieval castle. Skipton Castle Castle 110111–17th century Restored 90px HHImage:HH icon.png Partly demolished 1649, rebuilt 1657–8. Snape Castle Castle 140115–18th century Restored 90px Private Mostly reconstructed 17th century, partly ruined. South Cowton Castle Tower house 140115th century Restored 90px Private Altered 19th century, farmhouse. Spofforth Castle Fortified manor house 120113–15th century Fragmentary ruins 90px EHImage:EH icon.svg Whorlton Castle Castle 130114–16th century Fragmentary ruins 90px HCImage:CL_icon.svg Remains of gatehouse. Wilton Castle Neo-romantic castle 1810c.1810 Intact 90px Private apartments By Sir Robert Smirke on site of medieval castle.