# Castles of England/North Yorkshire

There are more than 30 castles in North Yorkshire, reflecting its turbulent history.
| Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership / Access | Notes (Key) |
| Ayton Castle | Castle | 120113–14th century | Fragment | HC Local authority | |
| Barden Tower | Castle | 140115th century | Ruins | HC | |
| Bolton Castle | Quadrangular castle | 130114th century | Ruins | HC | Besieged and slighted during Civil War. |
| Cawood Castle | Quadrangular castle | 13741374–88 | Fragments | Landmark Trust | Largely demolished 1750, gatehouse survives. |
| Clifford's Tower | Keep | 120113th century | Restored | EH | Reduced in height 1596. |
| Crayke Castle | Tower house | 140115th century | Restored | Private | 170118th and 19th century additions and alterations. |
| Danby Castle | Quadrangular castle | 130114th century | Fragmentary ruins | Private, farm | Partly used as farm buildings. |
| Gilling Castle | Tower house | 130114th century | Intact | St. Martin's Ampleforth School | 150116th and 18th century additions and alterations. |
| Harsley Castle | Castle | 140115th century | Fragmentary remains | Private, farm | Partly used as farm buildings. |
| Hazlewood Castle | Castle | 120113–18th century | Rebuilt | Hotel | Altered 18th and 20th centuries, formerly Carmelite retreat centre. |
| Hellifield Peel | Tower house | 130114–15th century | Restored | Hotel | Restored 2005. |
| Helmsley Castle | Castle | 110112–13th century | Fragmentary ruins | EH | Severely slighted 1645. |
| Hornby Castle | Courtyard castle | 130114–15th century | Restored | Private | Converted to country house by John Carr, 18th century. |
| Knaresborough Castle | Keep and bailey | 110112–14th century | Fragmentary ruins | HC Duchy of Lancaster | |
| Marmion Tower | Fortified manor house | 140115th century | Fragment | EH | Surviving gatehouse of Tanfield Castle. |
| Middleham Castle | Keep and bailey | 110112–14th century | Ruins | EH | |
| Mulgrave Castle | Enclosure castle | 110112–13th century | Fragmentary ruins | HC Marquess of Normanby | Superseded by 18–19th century castellated mansion also known as Mulgrave Castle. |
| Nappa Hall | Fortified manor house | 14591459 | Intact | Private | Enlarged 17th century. Probably the finest, least-spoilt fortified manor house in the north of England. |
| Pickering Castle | Keep and bailey | 110112–14th century | Ruins | EH | |
| Ravensworth Castle | Castle | 130114th century | Fragmentary remains | Private | |
| Richmond Castle | Keep and bailey | 100111–14th century | Ruins | EH | Keep 100 ft high. |
| Ripley Castle | Tower house | 140115–16th century | Rebuilt | HH | Extended 1783–6 in Gothic Revival style. |
| Scarborough Castle | Keep and bailey | 110112–13th century | Ruins | EH | |
| Sheriff Hutton Castle | Quadrangular castle | 13821382 | Fragmentary ruins | Private | |
| Skelton Castle | Castellated house | 120113–19th century | Intact | Private | 170118–19th century house incorporates remains of medieval castle. |
| Skipton Castle | Castle | 110111–17th century | Restored | HH | Partly demolished 1649, rebuilt 1657–8. |
| Snape Castle | Castle | 140115–18th century | Restored | Private | Mostly reconstructed 17th century, partly ruined. |
| South Cowton Castle | Tower house | 140115th century | Restored | Private | Altered 19th century, farmhouse. |
| Spofforth Castle | Fortified manor house | 120113–15th century | Fragmentary ruins | EH | |
| Whorlton Castle | Castle | 130114–16th century | Fragmentary ruins | HC | Remains of gatehouse. |
| Wilton Castle | Neo-romantic castle | 1810c.1810 | Intact | Private apartments | By Sir Robert Smirke on site of medieval castle. |