Skipsea Castle
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, apparently on the remains of an Iron Age mound, it was designed to secure the newly conquered region, defend against any potential Danish invasion and control the trade route across the region leading to the North Sea.Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Skipsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Skipsea Castle Hill” and “Skipsea Castle: 11th century motte and bailey castle and inland harbour”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Leonard and Church of All Saints.
Church of St Leonard
Church
Photo: Ron Speed, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Leonard is situated 2 miles west of Skipsea Castle.
Church of All Saints
Church
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of All Saints is situated 2½ miles north of Skipsea Castle.
Barmston Hogback
Historic site
Photo: Matthew Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barmston Hogback is a historic site, which is situated 2½ miles north of Skipsea Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skipsea Brough and Dringhoe.
Skipsea Brough
Hamlet
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Skipsea Brough is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 5 miles north of Hornsea on the B1249 road. It forms part of the civil parish of Skipsea.
Dringhoe
Locality
Photo: Stephen Horncastle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dringhoe is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 5.5 miles north of Hornsea on the B1249 road to the west of Skipsea Brough.
Ulrome
Village
Photo: Iain Macaulay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ulrome is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 6 miles north of the town of Hornsea and on the east side of the B1242 road.
Skipsea Castle
- Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Skipsea, East Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.97868° or 53° 58′ 43″ northLongitude
-0.22962° or 0° 13′ 47″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Operator
English HeritageOpen location code
9C5XXQHC+F5OpenStreetMap ID
way 127078702OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleGeoNames ID
6287694Wikidata ID
Q7535837
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Skipsea Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Skipsea Castle Hill”
- Chinese: “士奇士城堡”
- Danish: “Skipsea Castle”
- German: “Skipsea Castle”
- Irish: “Caisleán Skipsea”
- Japanese: “スキップシー城”
- Swedish: “Skipsea Castle Hill”
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