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".| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: castle in North Yorkshire, UK
- 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”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Cuthbert’s Church, Crayke and St John’s Church, Easingwold.
St Cuthbert’s Church, Crayke
Church
Photo: Stephen Horncastle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Cuthbert's Church is in the village of Crayke, North Yorkshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Easingwold, the archdeaconry of York, and the diocese of York. St Cuthbert’s Church, Crayke is situated 360 feet southeast of Crayke Castle.
St John’s Church, Easingwold
Church
St John's Church is a Catholic parish church in Easingwold, a town in North Yorkshire, in England. Catholic missions were established at Crayke and Oulston in the early 19th century, but in 1827 both were closed, and a new mission established in Easingwold. St John’s Church, Easingwold is situated 2 miles west of Crayke Castle.
Easingwold Library
Library
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Easingwold Library is situated 2 miles west of Crayke Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crayke and Brandsby.
Crayke
Village
Photo: Ian Cunliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crayke is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, about 2 miles east of Easingwold.
Brandsby
Village
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Brandsby is a village in North Yorkshire, England. The village is the main constituent of the Brandsby-cum-Stearsby civil parish. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book. It lies between Easingwold and Hovingham, some 12.3 miles north of York. Brandsby is situated 2 miles northeast of Crayke Castle.
Oulston
Village
Oulston is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies about 3 miles north-east of Easingwold. Remains of a Roman villa have been found in the area. The village is within the Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty… Oulston is situated 2½ miles north of Crayke Castle.
Crayke Castle
- Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Crayke, Hambleton, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.12935° or 54° 7′ 46″ northLongitude
-1.14532° or 1° 8′ 43″ westElevation
338 feet (103 metres)Open location code
9C6W4VH3+PVOpenStreetMap ID
way 1044266442OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Crayke Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Crayke Castle”
- Danish: “Crayke Castle”
- German: “Crayke Castle”
- Swedish: “Crayke Castle”
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