Nafferton castle and tower house, 750m east of Nafferton Farm
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Description
"...The monument includes the remains of an enclosure castle and a later tower house, situated on the western edge of the steeply incised Whittle Burn. The castle is visible as a substantial rectangular enclosure, which measures a maximum of 45m east to west by 72m north to south within a rampart 6m wide and a ditch 10m wide on the northern and western sides; the eastern side of the enclosure is afforded natural defence by the steep slopes above the Whittle Burn... Documents record the existence of a castle at the site by 1218, when its owner Philip of Ulecotes was ordered to demolish a new wooden tower which was being constructed without licence. In 1221 the tower, which despite the earlier order was still standing, was ordered by the King to be dismantled and its timbers were removed to build a new gaol at Newcastle upon Tyne. The defensive earthwork enclosure remained.... Immediately within the south western corner of the enclosure there are the remains of a stone built tower thought to be of 15th or 16th century date...." -
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Further information
Link: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1018369
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Added by: Simon Cotterill
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