Kyme Castle

Heritage listing

Details The monument includes parts of a fortified manor house lying in the grounds of Newton Kyme Hall, situated on a raised river terrace to the south of the River Wharfe. The remains comprise a well preserved length of medieval wall, orientated north to south. The wall is 15m in length, 1.2m thick with a return to the west at both ends. A first floor lancet window is located to the south part of the wall and a corbel on the east side indicates that this was an interior face to the structure. The stub return walls at both ends further indicate that the wall also extended westwards. There is a pointed arch doorway at the north of the wall which, along with the upper masonry around and to the north of it, appears to be a later rebuild, and may date from the Victorian garden landscaping. Further remains of the manor are believed to be preserved around the monument but their full extent cannot, as yet be determined. An ogee headed window serving as a memorial is located in the churchyard to the south and may have originated from the manor house. It is thought that the manor may have been founded by the de Kyme family in the 13th century and fortified in the 14th by the Talbot family. The manor house may have gradually fallen into decay in the subsequent centuries and was finally granted to Thomas Fairfax after the Civil War in the 17th century. The castle remains are Listed Grade II. MAP EXTRACT The site of the monument is shown on the attached map extract. It includes a 2 metre boundary around the archaeological features, considered to be essential for the monument's support and preservation. This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 12 October 2023 to correct an error in the description. Legacy The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.