Crayke Castle
North Yorkshire, England
Crayke Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle in North Yorkshire, England. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Gilling Castle, 4.9 mi away.
Crayke Castle at a glance
Type
Motte-and-bailey castle
Heritage status
scheduled monument
Grade I listed building
Nearest castle
Gilling Castle
4.9 mi away
Castles in North Yorkshire
43
England
About Crayke Castle
Crayke Castle is a Grade I listed 15th-century castle in Crayke, North Yorkshire, England. The castle consists of a restored 15th-century four-storey tower house with attached outbuildings to the rear and a separate ruined 15th-century tower, the "New Tower".
From the Wikipedia article on Crayke Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crayke Castle sits at 54.1294, -1.1453 in North Yorkshire. The closest other castles are Gilling Castle (4.9 mi), Sheriff Hutton Castle (6.3 mi) and Helmsley Castle (8.6 mi). North Yorkshire has 43 castles in all.
