
What is recorded here
Cropton Hall Garth in North Yorkshire holds a motte and bailey castle, a later medieval manor house, a trackway and a pond. It is a scheduled monument, not a display of proven events or an invitation to enter. The garth may have served as a domestic yard, a working court or a remembered boundary around the hall.
The National Heritage List for England records Cropton Hall Garth: a motte and bailey castle including later medieval manor house, a medieval trackway and a pond 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.
Cropton Hall Garth was built in the 12th century as a motte and bailey castle, later incorporating a medieval manor house, and is remembered for its historical significance as a defended residence and its well-preserved earthworks.
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Photo: Colin Grice · CC BY-SA 2.0