User:MauraWen/sandbox Scheduled monuments in North Yorkshire

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There are 2390 scheduled monuments in the county of North Yorkshire, England.[1] These protected sites date in some cases from the Neolithic period, and include medieval moated sites, ruined abbeys, castles, and Neolithic monument.[2] In the United Kingdom, the scheduling of monuments was first initiated to ensure the preservation of "nationally important" archaeological sites and historic buildings. Protection is given to scheduled monuments under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.[3]

Notable scheduled monuments in North Yorkshire[edit]

This is a partial list of scheduled monuments in North Yorkshire.

Image Name Location Date Notes
Bolton Castle 54°19′19″N 1°56′53″W / 54.321932°N 1.948106°W / 54.321932; -1.948106 Late 14th century Mary, Queen of Scots was held prisoner at Bolton for six months.[4]
Coverham Abbey 54°16′21″N 1°50′27″W / 54.27256°N 1.84071°W / 54.27256; -1.84071 1190 AD A Premonstratensian monastery by Helewisia, daughter of Ranulf de Glanville.[5]
Devil's Arrows 54°5′34.53″N 1°24′13.25″W / 54.0929250°N 1.4036806°W / 54.0929250; -1.4036806 Late Neolithic era Four Neolithic Standing Stones.[6]
Fountains Abbey 54°6′35″N 1°34′53″W / 54.10972°N 1.58139°W / 54.10972; -1.58139 1132 AD The largest and best preserved ruined monastery in England.[7]
Jubilee Memorial, Harrogate 53°59′32″N 1°32′17″W / 53.9923°N 1.5381°W / 53.9923; -1.5381 1887 AD The memorial was built to commemorate the 1887 golden jubilee of Queen Victoria.[8]
Markenfield Hall 54°06′06″N 1°33′04″W / 54.10161°N 1.55104°W / 54.10161; -1.55104 1310 AD An early 14th-century moated manor house.[9]
Richmond Castle 54°24′06″N 1°44′15″W / 54.4017°N 1.7376°W / 54.4017; -1.7376 Late 11th century This is one of the best examples of a Norman castle in Britain.[10]
Rievaulx Abbey 54°15′27″N 1°7′0″W / 54.25750°N 1.11667°W / 54.25750; -1.11667 1132 AD The Abbey was the first Cistercian monastery established in the north of England.[11]
Snape Castle 54°15′14″N 1°35′56″W / 54.254°N 1.599°W / 54.254; -1.599 1430 AD Self-fortified manor house of Cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV and Richard III. Katherine Parr lived in the castle from 1536 to 1537. She, along with her two step-children were taken as hostages, when the castle was attacked in 1537.[12]
Thornborough Henges 54°12′36″N 1°33′50″W / 54.21000°N 1.56389°W / 54.21000; -1.56389 Late Neolithic era This late Neolithic and early Bronze Age complex consists of three circular henges, a cursus, burial grounds and prehistoric settlements.[13]
Whitby Abbey 54°29′18″N 0°36′27″W / 54.4883°N 0.6075°W / 54.4883; -0.6075 657 AD Whitby was one of the earliest monasteries to be established in Northern England.[14]
York Minster 53°57′43″N 1°4′55″W / 53.96194°N 1.08194°W / 53.96194; -1.08194 627 AD The site includes a section of the Roman legionary fortress at Eboracum, the Anglian and early Norman minsters, and the Anglian and medieval churches of the Alma Sophia, St Sepulchre and St Mary ad Valvas.[15]

See also[edit]

  • [[Grade I listed buildings in North Yorkshire
  • [[List of scheduled monuments|List of scheduled monuments in the United Kingdom

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Scheduled monuments in North Yorkshire". Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Scheduled Ancient Monuments in the Historic County of Dorset". Ancient Monuments UK. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Scheduled Monuments". Historic England. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Bolton Castle – a home, a prison, a ruin". Yorkshire Dales.org. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Coverham Abbey Premonstratensian monastery and precinct including Holy Trinity Church and medieval bridge". Historic England. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Stone alignment west of Boroughbridge known as the Devil's Arrows, including three standing stones and the setting for a fourth". Historic England. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  7. ^ "History of Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal". National Trust. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Jubilee Memorial". Historic England. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Markenfield Hall". Historic Houses. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Richmond Castle". English Heritage. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Rievaulx Abbey Cistercian monastery: inner and outer precinct, water-management works, agricultural features, enclosures and ancillary buildings". Historic England. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  12. ^ "TV Historian Emma Wells explores the secrets of Snape Castle". Yorkshire.com. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Thornborough Henges". English Heritage. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Whitby Abbey: Saxon double-house, post-Conquest Benedictine monastery, C17 manor house and C14 cross". Historic England. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  15. ^ "York Minster cathedral precinct: including Bootham Bar and the length of City Walls extending round the precinct up to Monk Bar". Historic England. Retrieved 3 June 2024.

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