Scheduled monuments in North Yorkshire

There are 2390 scheduled monuments in the county of North Yorkshire, England.^[1] These protected sites date in some cases from the Neolithic period, and include medieval moated sites, ruined abbeys, castles, and Neolithic monuments.^[2] In the United Kingdom, the scheduling of monuments was first initiated to ensure the preservation of "nationally important" archaeological sites and historic buildings. Protection is given to scheduled monuments under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.^[3]

Notable scheduled monuments in North Yorkshire

This is a partial list of scheduled monuments in North Yorkshire.

Image	Name	Location	Date	Notes
	Bolton Castle	54.321932°N 1.948106°W / 54.321932; -1.948106	Late 14th century	Mary, Queen of Scots was held prisoner at Bolton for six months.[4]
	Coverham Abbey	54.27256°N 1.84071°W / 54.27256; -1.84071	1190 AD	A Premonstratensian monastery founded by Helewisia, daughter of Ranulf de Glanville.[5]
	Devil's Arrows	54°5′34.53″N 1°24′13.25″W	Late Neolithic era	Four Neolithic Standing Stones.[6]
	Fountains Abbey	54°6′35″N 1°34′53″W	1132 AD	The largest and best preserved ruined monastery in England.[7]
	Jubilee Memorial, Harrogate	53.9923°N 1.5381°W / 53.9923; -1.5381	1887 AD	The memorial was built to commemorate the 1887 golden jubilee of Queen Victoria.[8]
	Markenfield Hall	54.10161°N 1.55104°W / 54.10161; -1.55104	1310 AD	An early 14th-century moated manor house.[9]
	Richmond Castle	54.4017°N 1.7376°W / 54.4017; -1.7376	Late 11th century	An excellent example of a Norman castle in Britain.[10]
	Rievaulx Abbey	54°15′27″N 1°7′0″W	1132 AD	The Abbey was the first Cistercian monastery to be established in the north of England.[11]
	Snape Castle	54.254°N 1.599°W / 54.254; -1.599	1430 AD	Self-fortified manor house of Cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV and Richard III. Katherine Parr lived in the castle from 1536 to 1537. She, along with her two step-children were taken as hostages, when the castle was attacked in 1537.[12]
	Thornborough Henges	54°12′36″N 1°33′50″W	Late Neolithic era	This late Neolithic and early Bronze Age complex consists of three circular henges, a cursus, burial grounds and prehistoric settlements.[13]
	Whitby Abbey	54.4883°N 0.6075°W / 54.4883; -0.6075	657 AD	One of the earliest monasteries to be established in Northern England, Whitby was a double monastery of both monks and nuns.[14]
	York Minster	53°57′43″N 1°4′55″W	627 AD	The site includes a section of the Roman legionary fortress at Eboracum, the Anglian and early Norman minsters, and the Anglian and medieval churches of the Alma Sophia, St Sepulchre and St Mary ad Valvas.[15]

See also

• Grade I listed buildings in North Yorkshire
• List of scheduled monuments in the United Kingdom

References

1. "Scheduled monuments in North Yorkshire". Retrieved 14 February 2024.
2. "Scheduled Ancient Monuments in the Historic County of Dorset". Ancient Monuments UK. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
3. "Scheduled Monuments". Historic England. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
4. "Bolton Castle – a home, a prison, a ruin". Yorkshire Dales.org. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
5. Historic England. "Coverham Abbey Premonstratensian monastery and precinct including Holy Trinity Church and medieval bridge (1015725)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
6. Historic England. "Stone alignment west of Boroughbridge known as the Devil's Arrows, including three standing stones and the setting for a fourth (1014705)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
7. "History of Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal". National Trust. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
8. Historic England. "Jubilee Memorial (1315844)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
9. "Markenfield Hall". Historic Houses. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
10. "Richmond Castle". English Heritage. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
11. Historic England. "Rievaulx Abbey Cistercian monastery: inner and outer precinct, water-management works, agricultural features, enclosures and ancillary buildings (1012065)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
12. "TV Historian Emma Wells explores the secrets of Snape Castle". Yorkshire.com. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
13. "Thornborough Henges". English Heritage. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
14. Historic England. "Whitby Abbey: Saxon double-house, post-Conquest Benedictine monastery, C17 manor house and C14 cross. (1017941)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
15. Historic England. "York Minster cathedral precinct: including Bootham Bar and the length of City Walls extending round the precinct up to Monk Bar (1017777)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 June 2024.