Sheriff Hutton Castle is a Grade II* listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 January 1954. A C14 Castle.
Sheriff Hutton Castle
- WRENN ID
- tall-terrace-smoke
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 January 1954
- Type
- Castle
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SE 66 NE SHERIFF HUTTON MAIN STREET (south side, off)
3/36 Sheriff Hutton Castle (Formerly listed as The 25.1.54 Ruins of the Castle) II*
Castle, now ruinous. Begun in 1382 by John, Lord Neville, with C15 gatehouse inserted. Sandstone and limestone rubble. Rectangular on plan with 4 corner towers and remains of curtain walls enclosing inner court of 120 x 100 ft. Gatehouse to north of south-eastern tower, with a poorly aligned intermediate tower to north. Substantial remains of corner towers survive, to 4 storeys in places. Some trefoil headed cusped windows survive and several fireplaces. Gatehouse has 4 shields in relief over first floor window opening. Interior contains some surviving tunnel vaulting to ground floor and cellars, that to north-eastern tower particularly well-preserved. Pevsner "Yorkshire: The North Riding" 1966. Victoria County History 1968.
Listing NGR: SE6517066257
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