What is recorded here

Castle Steads is a slight univallate hillfort with an outwork in North Yorkshire, preserved as a scheduled monument. Its single rampart and separate earthwork suggest a small defended settlement where people watched the land, stored grain, or kept animals through hard winters. The name Castle Steads may point to a old estate or military use, though no building remains visible. The earthworks still mark a place where human life shaped the hill before written memory began.

The National Heritage List for England records Castle Steads slight univallate hillfort and associated outwork as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

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