What is recorded here

Easby castle motte is a Norman earthwork near Richmond in North Yorkshire, dating to the late eleventh or early twelfth century. It still stands as a prominent artificial mound, the defensive core of an early castle that watched the surrounding land. Later stone fortifications replaced such earthworks elsewhere, but this mound remains a clear example of early post-Conquest military architecture in northern England.

The National Heritage List for England records Easby castle motte 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.

Easby Castle Motte was built in the 12th century, likely by a Norman lord following the conquest of England. It is important as a scheduled monument, reflecting the strategic and military significance of such sites in the medieval landscape of northern England.

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