Skipsea Castle was a Norman motte and bailey castle near the village of Skipsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Built around 1086 by Drogo de la Beuvrière, apparently on the remains of an Iron Age mound, it was designed to secure the newly conquered region, defend against any potential Danish invasion and control the trade route across the region leading to the North Sea. The motte and the bailey were separated by Skipsea Mere, an artificial lake that was linked to the sea during the medieval period via a navigable channel. The village of Skipsea grew up beside the castle church, and the fortified town of Skipsea Brough was built alongside the castle around 1160 to capitalise on the potential trade.
In 1221 the castle's owner, William de Forz, the Count of Aumale, rebelled against Henry III; the fortification was captured by royalist forces and the King ordered it to be destroyed. The remains of the castle had little value by the end of the 14th century and Skipsea Brough failed to attract many inhabitants. The castle passed into the control of the state in the early 20th century and various archaeological investigations were carried out between 1987 and 2001. In the 21st century, Skipsea Castle is managed by English Heritage and open to visitors.
SkipseaCastle was a Norman motte and bailey castle near the village of Skipsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Built around 1086 by Drogo de la Beuvrière...
to the west of the village, in Skipsea Brough, lies SkipseaCastle. Built in 1086, the motte-and-bailey style castle has since been destroyed; however...
known to have existed were Skipsea Bail Mere, Skipsea Low Mere and Skipsea Withow Mere. The name of the village, Skipsea, means lake, or harbour for...
mounds and one was from Saxon times, so may be a burial mound. Only one, SkipseaCastle mound in East Yorkshire, was found to be prehistoric, but dating to...
civil parish of Skipsea. Skipsea Brough is the location of SkipseaCastle which was built about 1086. The motte-and-bailey castle's buildings have since...
Burnby Hall, Burton Agnes Manor House, Burton Agnes Hall, Sewerby Hall, SkipseaCastle and the gun battery of Fort Paull. The religious edifices of the Rudston...
Heritage properties containing links for any stately home, historic house, castle, abbey, museum or other property in the care of English Heritage. List of...
a village lost to the records? And could there be a clue in nearby SkipseaCastle, the seat of power of the Norman overlord of the whole area? The Team...
October 3 – Announcement that the mound of the motte-and-bailey castle at SkipseaCastle in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England is an Iron Age earthwork...
Bay East Sussex: Camber Sands East Riding of Yorkshire: Barmston Beach, Skipsea Sands, Withernsea Sands Essex: Coopers Beach, Highfield Grange, Naze Marine...
(308 km) and includes the tip of Spurn Point in the south, to the village of Skipsea in the north. The MCZ extends from the shore to 3 nautical miles (5.6 km;...
Flamborough Head, Hunt Cliff, the Sea Life Centre at Scalby Mills, Scarborough Castle and Whitby Abbey which on its own attracts more than 150,000 visitors annually...
Skeekling, Tunstall, Withernsea, and gifts from a castle (perhaps one at Aldbrough or that of Skipsea), to the abbey of Saint-Martin de Sées and a cell...
Ripon Henderskelfe, near Castle Howard High Worsall, near Yarm Howgrave, near Ripon Newsham, near Bempton Skipsea DMV, near Skipsea Stainsby, near Thornaby...
to Drogo de la Beuvrière, a Flemish supporter. This Drogo built a castle at Skipsea before 1087 when his estates were confiscated by the king. The area...
Wharram-le-Street, Wetwang, Tibthorpe, Bainton 27.1 mi (43.6 km) B1249 Skipsea A64 at Staxton B1250 B1249 in Great Driffield A166 in Great Driffield Decommissioned...
England to Drogo de la Beuvirere, a Flemish follower. Drogo built a castle at Skipsea before 1087 but he was disgraced and his estates were confiscated...
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