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Hornby Castle (North Yorkshire)

England · 14th century

Founded
c. 1350
Heritage status
Grade I listed building
Location
Hornby
Coordinates
54.339°, -1.653°
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Hornby Castle (North Yorkshire) in England
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Description

Hornby Castle is a grade I listed fortified manor house in the village of Hornby on the edge of Wensleydale between Bedale and Leyburn, in the county of North Yorkshire, England.

Originally 14th century, it was remodelled in the 15th, 18th and 20th centuries. It is constructed of coursed sandstone rubble with lead and stone-slate roofs. The present building is the south range of a larger complex, the rest of which has been demolished.

Text adapted from “Hornby Castle, North Yorkshire” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Hornby Castle (North Yorkshire) ranks #6,164 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #346 of the 360 mapped in England. Founded c. 1350, it is older than 54% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 758 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Sunderland, 65 km away. See how England compares in the castle statistics.

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