The Gatehouse website record for Castle Levington

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Castle Leavington; Kirk Leavington

In the civil parish of Castlelevington . In the historic county of Yorkshire North Riding (Modern Authority of Stockton on Tees, 1974 county of Cleveland).

'A very fine motte, placed at an angle of a steep bluff, the ground to the west being a level plateau, on which no signs of an attached bailey can be seen. The earthen breastwork round the top, enclosing an area of 0.5 acres, is in good condition, and retains its entrance on the south, and its inner platform. The outer slope of the motte is slightly flattened except on the south east and the ditch completely surrounds it. The manor was given to Robert de Brus early in C12 but by 1274 only the motte remained.' This description from the PastScape makes it clear this was a ringwork, rather than a motte, timber castle, despite the records use of the term motte.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is NZ461103

Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's English Heritage (PastScape) Defra or Monument number is 26929
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