Henderskelfe Castle

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Castle Howard; Hinderskelf; Henderskelf; Hinderskelfe; Hinderskell

In the civil parish of Henderskelfe. In the historic county of Yorkshire North Riding (Modern Authority of North Yorkshire, 1974 county of North Yorkshire).

Castle constructed in the reign of Edward III but in ruins by 1359. It was rebuilt in 1683 but destroyed by fire in 1693. It was finally demolished after 1699 to make way for Castle Howard. Leland describes quadrangular building with four towers (the fortifications possible only added in about 1500). Excavated by 'Time Team' in 2002 and excavation continued for couple of years after this. Excavation results mainly showed the completeness of the demolition of the castle and associated village.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SE71517006

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
Geograph British Isles occasionally has photos of the site and will usually give an idea of the surrounding landscape.

Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's English Heritage (PastScape) Defra or Monument number is 59915
This site's County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number is MNY2215; MNY2216 '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.

• Web site links
  • http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/T/timeteam/2003_howard.html
• Books
  • Salter, Mike, 2001, The Castles and Tower Houses of Yorkshire (Malvern) p27
    Jackson, M.J., 2001, Castles of North Yorkshire (Carlise)
    Ingham, Bernard, 2001, Bernard Ingham's Yorkshire Castles (Dalesman) p19, 140
    King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p530
    Pevsner, N., 1966. The Buildings of England: Yorkshire, North Riding (London) p106-7
    Page, Wm (ed), 1923, VCH York, North Riding Vol2 p108, 110-11 http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=64620
• Journal Articles
  • Barley, M.W., 1978, 'Castle Howard and the village of Hinderskelfe, N. Yorkshire' Antiquaries Journal Vol58 p358-60
• Antiquarian (Histories and accounts from late medieval and early modern writers)
  • William Camden, 1607, Britannia [http://www.philological.bham.ac.uk/cambrit/yorkseng.html#yorks51]
    Chandler, John, 1993, John Leland's Itinerary: travels in Tudor England (Sutton Publishing) p543, 550
    Toulmin-Smith, Lucy (ed), 1910, The itinerary of John Leland in or about the years 1535-1543 (Bell and Sons; London) Vol1 p57-8, 64-5 http://www.archive.org/details/itineraryofjohnl01
• Other sources, 'grey' literature, unpublished works, etc. (Theses, in-house reports and other such)
  • Time Team (Mike Aston et al), 2003, March16 (1st broadcast), 'Castle Howard Yorkshire' Time Team TV Programme (Time Team, a Videotext/Picture House production for Channel 4)