Old Mulgrave Castle is a Grade I listed building in the North York Moors National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 October 1969. A Medieval Castle.

Old Mulgrave Castle

WRENN ID
watchful-spire-sienna
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
North York Moors National Park
Constituency
Scarborough and Whitby MP: Alison Hume (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 October 1969
Type
Castle
Period
Medieval
Address
Old Mulgrave Castle, Lythe, North Yorkshire
OS grid reference
NZ 839 116
Coordinates
54.49347, -0.70561
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Old Mulgrave Castle is a Grade I listed structure featuring a keep and bailey walls, with a gatehouse. The castle dates from the 12th century, with additions from the 13th century and alterations made in the 16th century. It is constructed of coursed squared stone. The gatehouse includes twin half-round towers, while the keep is notable for its four round angle towers and 16th-century stone mullioned-pad-transomed windows. The castle is currently in a ruinous condition. It is also designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

Local climate

Old Mulgrave Castle receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 74% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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