Former freshwater lakes in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Skipsea Castle outside earth works. The castle was on the raised mound on the right; water would have submerged the low land in the foreground
The Skipsea meres were three lakes in and around the village of Skipsea in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The meres that are 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 ships.
At least two of the meres were natural, filling with water in a post-glacial landscape, whilst the third, Skipsea Mere, was possibly created as part of the defences for the castle. All the water from the meres has either drained away naturally, or been removed by human intervention, most notably for agricultural purposes.
the meres has either drained away naturally, or been removed by human intervention, most notably for agricultural purposes. The three meres at Skipsea have...
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...
Hornsea Mere is the largest freshwater lake in Yorkshire, England, and lies to the west of Hornsea in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The mere was used as...
cliff face to the east of the lake. The lake is also known as the White Mere, Lake Gormire, or more simply, Gormire. The name Gormire translates as filthy...
Scarborough Mere is a natural lake in the Weaponness Valley, in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England. Formerly measuring 40 acres (16 ha) in area, the...
first recorded in 1153, derives from the Old English elements sæ 'lake', mere 'lake' and water. The form "Lake Semerwater" introduces a fourth element...
"Priests Tarn Water Body ID 29804". eip.ceh.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2022. "The Mere Water Body ID 29493". eip.ceh.ac.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2021. "Semer Water...
expected to be lost to the sea is Skipsea; whilst other locations on the coast have been provided with sea defences, Skipsea has not, and the coast there eroded...
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 was...
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 of the abbey's monks...
Burnby Hall, Burton Agnes Manor House, Burton Agnes Hall, Sewerby Hall, Skipsea Castle and the gun battery of Fort Paull. The religious edifices of the...
and gunnery ranges; one during the First World War at RAF Marske, one at Skipsea, which was brought into use in the 1920s, short-lived bombing ranges at...
was £6 million. Hornsea Fishing in Hornsea was largely concentrated on the Mere from as early as the 13th century. However, a seaborne trade in fishing (and...
lowland plain which has some peat filled depressions (known locally as meres) which mark the presence of former lake beds. There are other glacial landscape...
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