Healaugh Hall Garth

In the civil parish of Healaugh. In the historic county of Yorkshire Ainsty & York (Modern Authority of North Yorkshire, 1974 county of North Yorkshire).

Building foundations documented in 1902 as lying to the NE of Healaugh Church, alleged to be those noted by Leland circa 1538 as the ruins of a manor house. No surface trace survives. Other earthworks in the vicinity may be part of this manorial complex. King write possible castle site, Jackson writes alleged to be motte it is in fact the site of a manor house. Other earthworks in the vicinity (see SE 44 NE 39) may be part of this manorial complex.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SE49824796

Air Photo from Air Photo and general mapping	1st edition OS Map from Mid to late 19th century maps
Modern Map from Landscape form and features	Modern Map from General location and route planning

Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's English Heritage (PastScape) Defra or Monument number is 54779; 1191754
This site's County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number is MNY17011 'grey' literature, such as watching brief reports, held by H.E.R.s is often poorly referenced and is unlikely to be recorded in this website.

• Books
  • Jackson, M.J., 2001, Castles of North Yorkshire (Carlise) p93
    King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p531 [possible]
    Whellan, T., 1857, History and topography of the city of York and the North Riding of Yorkshire (T Whellan and Co) Vol2 495
• Antiquarian (Histories and accounts from late medieval and early modern writers)
  • Chandler, John, 1993, John Leland's Itinerary: travels in Tudor England (Sutton Publishing) p532