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".
- 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: St Cuthbert’s Church, Crayke and St John’s Church, Easingwold.
St Cuthbert’s Church, Crayke
Church
St John’s Church, Easingwold
Church
St John's Church is a Catholic parish church in Easingwold, a town in North Yorkshire, in England. St John’s Church, Easingwold is situated 2 miles west of Crayke Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crayke and Brandsby.
Brandsby
Village
Oulston
Village
Oulston is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. 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″ north
Longitude
-1.14532° or 1° 8′ 43″ west
Elevation
338 feet (103 metres)
Open location code
9C6W4VH3+PV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Crayke Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Crayke Castle”
- Danish: “Crayke Castle”
- German: “Crayke Castle”
- Swedish: “Crayke Castle”
- Turkish: “Crayke Kalesi”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Carling Gates and Howe Hill.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: The Durham Ox and Maynard House.
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Worth a closer look: York and Middlesbrough.
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