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© Miss Katie McAndrew
IoE Number:
329526
Location:
THE RUINS OF THE CASTLE, (south off)
SHERIFF HUTTON, RYEDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE
Photographer:
Miss Katie McAndrew
Date Photographed:
24 September 2001
Date listed:
25 January 1954
Date of last amendment:
15 July 1985
Grade
II*
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SE 66 NE SHERIFF HUTTON MAIN STREET
(south side, off)
3/36 Sheriff Hutton Castle
(Formerly listed as The
25.1.54 Ruins of the Castle)
II*
Castle, now ruinous. Begun in 1382 by John, Lord Neville, with C15
gatehouse inserted. Sandstone and limestone rubble. Rectangular on plan
with 4 corner towers and remains of curtain walls enclosing inner court of
120 x 100 ft. Gatehouse to north of south-eastern tower, with a poorly
aligned intermediate tower to north. Substantial remains of corner towers
survive, to 4 storeys in places. Some trefoil headed cusped windows survive
and several fireplaces. Gatehouse has 4 shields in relief over first floor
window opening. Interior contains some surviving tunnel vaulting to ground
floor and cellars, that to north-eastern tower particularly well-preserved.
Pevsner "Yorkshire: The North Fading" 1966.
Victoria County History 1968.