Crayke Castle
Crayke Castle is a Grade I listed 15th-century castle in Crayke, North Yorkshire, England. The castle consists of a restored 15th-century four-storey tower house with attached outbuildings to the rear and a separate ruined 15th-century tower, the "New Tower".
- Archaeological site
- …lies at an elevation of around 340 feet (100 metres)
- …is also known as “Crayke Castle: a motte and bailey and later stone castle of the bishops of Durham, incorporating part of an Anglo-Saxon monastic”
- Description: castle in North Yorkshire, UK
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover St Cuthbert’s Church, Crayke and St John’s Church, Easingwold.
St Cuthbert’s Church, Crayke
St Cuthbert's Church is in the village of Crayke, North Yorkshire, England.
360 feet southeast of Crayke Castle
St John’s Church, Easingwold
St John's Church is a Catholic parish church in Easingwold, a town in North Yorkshire, in England.
2 miles west of Crayke Castle
Villages in the Area
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Brandsby
Brandsby is a village in North Yorkshire, England.
2 miles northeast of Crayke Castle
Oulston
Oulston is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England.
2½ miles north of Crayke Castle
Crayke Castle
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Latitude
54.12935° or 54° 7′ 46″ north
Longitude
-1.14532° or 1° 8′ 43″ west
Open location code
9C6W4VH3+PV
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Crayke Castle” goes by many names.
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