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Yorkshire , North Riding Leconfield , the North Bar at Beverley and a selection of earthworks ( Aughton , Lockington , Skipsea ) complete the tale . YORKSHIRE , NORTH RIDING Castles are an important part of the mediaeval monuments of ...
Yorkshire , North Riding Leconfield , the North Bar at Beverley and a selection of earthworks ( Aughton , Lockington , Skipsea ) complete the tale . YORKSHIRE , NORTH RIDING Castles are an important part of the mediaeval monuments of ...
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CONISBROUGH , Yorkshire , West Riding 5098 c . 1180 B DE Single bailey on high natural mound , scarped and ditched . High curtain with bastions . Long narrow barbican ( much ruined ) . Almost intact circular keep ' one of finest ...
CONISBROUGH , Yorkshire , West Riding 5098 c . 1180 B DE Single bailey on high natural mound , scarped and ditched . High curtain with bastions . Long narrow barbican ( much ruined ) . Almost intact circular keep ' one of finest ...
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SHERIFF HUTTON , Yorkshire , North Riding 6566 lc . 1382 CS Built by Neville of Raby , similar to Bolton but much more ruinous . ( 54 , 200 ) . Square mound S of church may represent Bulmer castle of c . 1140. ( 54 , 88 , 200 ) .
SHERIFF HUTTON , Yorkshire , North Riding 6566 lc . 1382 CS Built by Neville of Raby , similar to Bolton but much more ruinous . ( 54 , 200 ) . Square mound S of church may represent Bulmer castle of c . 1140. ( 54 , 88 , 200 ) .
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