Pickering Castle
North Yorkshire, England
Pickering Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle in North Yorkshire, England. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Malton Castle, 8.0 mi away. It is cared for by English Heritage.
Pickering Castle at a glance
Type
Motte-and-bailey castle
Cared for by
English Heritage
Heritage status
scheduled monument
Nearest castle
Malton Castle
8.0 mi away
About Pickering Castle
Pickering Castle is a motte-and-bailey fortification in Pickering, North Yorkshire, England. The original castle was made of timber, and the later stone castle was a temporary prison for Richard II in 1399.
From the Wikipedia article on Pickering Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pickering Castle sits at 54.2502, -0.7759 in North Yorkshire. The closest other castles are Malton Castle (8.0 mi), Slingsby Castle (8.7 mi) and Henderskelfe Castle (10 mi). North Yorkshire has 43 castles in all.
