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Castleberg

North Yorkshire, England ยท Atlas EN2676

Location

Atlas number
EN2676 (2676)
Country
England
Current county or unitary authority
North Yorkshire
Historic county
Yorkshire
Parish, community, or townland
Nesfield with Langbar
National Grid reference
SE 0925 4946
Latitude
53.94120
Longitude
-1.86056
Altitude
115 m

Form and condition

Type
promontory fort
Condition
Extant
Morphology
partial univallate
Complete rampart circuit
No
Number of ramparts
1
Number of ditches
1
Enclosed area
0.6 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
earthen bank and counterscarp bank
Also recorded
ditches

Landscape

Topographic position
inland promontory and spur
Aspect
west
Land use
pasture

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Investigations
1st Identified Written Reference (1912); Other (1962); 1st Identified Map Depiction (1885-1900)

Identifiers

HER
North Yorkshire MNY13963; MNY30465
National record
record SE 04 NE 13; monument 48017
Wikidata
Q31112563

Sources

References

  1. Page, W. 1912. The Victoria History of the County of York. The Victoria History of the Counties of England. Vol. 2, 5-6