Sigston Castle

Sigston Castle is a stable in the village of Kirby Sigston , about 6.5 km from Northallerton in the English administrative division of North Yorkshire . It is about 400 meters north of St Lawrence Church in Kirby Sigston and has been a Scheduled Monument on the National Heritage List for England since 1946 . Sigston Castle is attributed an important role in the exploration of the medieval countryside as surrounding fields (some is the conditioning of the fields with ridge and furrows not yet received) and a medieval village whose remains are located below the present Kirby Sigston, as a unit with the Castle provide information about agriculture and life.

The land was acquired in 1313 by John de Sigston, who at the same time also acquired Winton Manor about 1.5 km further north . It is believed that Winton Manor's fish ponds were used to supply Sigston Castle. De Sigston had a castle built, which was surrounded by a moat . Today the castle has been demolished and the moat is mostly dry. The earthworks with the foundations underneath and above-ground remains of the ring wall and the square, approximately 30 × 25 meter large keep have been preserved . The area bounded by the moat is 140 (north – south) × 110 meters (east – west).

Web links

Kirby Sigston . GENUKI. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
Sigston Castle: an enclosure castle 400m north of Kirby Sigston church. Entry on the National Heritage List for England on Historic England .

Individual evidence

↑ Winton medieval settlement Including fishponds and field system immediately south of Winton House . Entry as a Scheduled Monument on the National Heritage List for England at Historic England .

54.35 -1.35Coordinates: 54 ° 21 ′ 0 ″ N , 1 ° 21 ′ 0 ″ W.

[1] Winton medieval settlement Including fishponds and field system immediately south of Winton House . Entry as a Scheduled Monument on the National Heritage List for England at Historic England .