York Castle
North Yorkshire, England
York Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle in North Yorkshire, England, first built in the 11th century. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Baile Hill, 0.2 mi away.
York Castle at a glance
Built
1068
11th century
Type
Motte-and-bailey castle
Heritage status
scheduled monument
Architect
Henry de Reynes
About York Castle
York Castle is a fortified complex in the city of York, England. It consists of a sequence of castles, prisons, law courts and other buildings, which were built over the last nine centuries on the north-west side of the River Foss.
From the Wikipedia article on York Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
York Castle sits at 53.9558, -1.0800 in North Yorkshire. The closest other castles are Baile Hill (0.2 mi), Cawood Castle (8.8 mi) and Buttercrambe Castle (9.1 mi). North Yorkshire has 43 castles in all.
