Foss Castle
Foss Castle is a castle in Lythe, Scarborough District, England. Foss Castle is situated nearby to the hamlet Barnby, as well as near Hutton Mulgrave.Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: motte-and-bailey castle in Lythe, Scarborough, England, UK
- Also known as: “Foss Castle: a motte and bailey, precursor to Old Mulgrave Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mulgrave Castle and Christ Church.
Mulgrave Castle
Ruins
Photo: Stephen Horncastle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mulgrave Castle refers to one of three structures on the same property in Lythe, near Whitby, North Yorkshire, England. One of these, known as the "old" or "ancient" castle, was by legend founded by Wada, a 6th-century ruler of Hälsingland. Mulgrave Castle is situated 2,500 feet east of Foss Castle.
Christ Church
Church
Christ Church is the parish church of Ugthorpe, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. Ugthorpe was long in the parish of St Oswald's Church, Lythe. Christ Church is situated 2 miles west of Foss Castle.
The Fox and Hounds Public House
Restaurant
Photo: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Fox and Hounds Public House is a restaurant, which is situated 2 miles north of Foss Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barnby and Hutton Mulgrave.
Barnby
Hamlet
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barnby is a civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 UK census, the parish had a population of 79. As the civil parish population remained less than 100 at the 2011 census, all details were included in the civil parish of Mickleby.
Hutton Mulgrave
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hutton Mulgrave is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 UK census, Hutton Mulgrave parish had a population of 48.
Lythe
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lythe is a small village and large civil parish, in North Yorkshire, England, situated near Whitby within the North York Moors National Park. The name of the village derives from Old Norse and means hill or slope.
Foss Castle
- Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Lythe, Scarborough District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.4944° or 54° 29′ 40″ northLongitude
-0.71739° or 0° 43′ 3″ westElevation
318 feet (97 metres)Open location code
9C6XF7VM+Q2OpenStreetMap ID
way 229752726OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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Satellite Map
Discover Foss Castle from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Foss Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Foss Castle”
- Swedish: “Foss Castle”
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