Hood Hill motte and bailey
Hood Hill motte and bailey is a castle in Kilburn High and Low, Hambleton, England. Hood Hill motte and bailey is situated nearby to the locality Sutton Bank, as well as near the village Kilburn.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Castle
- Description: motte-and-bailey castle in Kilburn High and Low, Hambleton, England, UK
- Also known as: “Hood Castle” and “Hood Hill”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hood Hill and St Mary’s Church, Kilburn.
Hood Hill
Peak
Hood Hill is a small peak on the western side of the Hambleton Hills in North Yorkshire. The hill is 252 metres high, and is a layer of Coralline Oolite on top of sandstone.
St Mary’s Church, Kilburn
Church
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's Church is an Anglican church in Kilburn, North Yorkshire, a village in England. The church was originally a chapel of ease to Coxwold, built in the 12th century. St Mary’s Church, Kilburn is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Hood Hill motte and bailey.
Osgodby Hall
Dwelling
Photo: Simon Armstrong, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Osgodby Hall is a dwelling, which is situated 4,100 feet west of Hood Hill motte and bailey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sutton Bank and Kilburn.
Sutton Bank
Locality
Photo: Afterbrunel, Public domain.
Sutton Bank is a hill in the civil parishes of Cold Kirby and Sutton-under-Whitestonecliffe in the English county of North Yorkshire. It is a high point on the Hambleton Hills, with extensive views over the Vale of York and the Vale of Mowbray, and is in the North York Moors National Park.
Kilburn
Village
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilburn is a village in the civil parish of Kilburn High and Low, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the edge of the North York Moors National Park, and 6.2 miles north of Easingwold.
Sutton-under-Whitestonecliffe
Village
Photo: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sutton-under-Whitestonecliffe is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, it is situated on the A170 at the foot of Sutton Bank, about three miles east of Thirsk.
Hood Hill motte and bailey
- Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kilburn High and Low, Hambleton, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Hood Hill motte and bailey from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hood Hill motte and bailey” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hood Castle”
- Swedish: “Hood Castle”
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