Medieval Castles for sale in England

The stays of a Norman motte and bailey palace will likely to be sold at auction the following month, and is likely to fetch between £25, 000 and £30, 000. Driffield Castle on Moot Hill, based in East Yorkshire, sits on a private home of simply over two miles near city of Driffield. It will be sold at an auction held on September seventh.

Minimal now continues to be of this medieval fortress, that was built by Hugh d’Arvanches, first Earl of Chester, into the 11th century. Into the 13th century the castle was re-fortified and an extensive ditch nevertheless separates the motte from its large bailey. The site may even support the keeps of an eighth century Northumbrian royal palace.

But in the nineteenth century the site ended up being damaged by rock quarrying with no visible traces stay of this construction. However, the site may hold interesting archaeological treasures.

Keith Miller, an Inspector of Ancient Monuments for English history, told the Driffield instances and Post, “Despite earlier in the day antiquarian excavations, 19th century rock quarrying and surrounding housing advancements, the website at moot-hill remains largely unblemished. Due to the significance of the site and its designation as a scheduled monument all 2.33 miles on the market could not be built on or created at all. We Might be pleased to hear from any potential customers to talk about the way the site could possibly be better was able to preserve it for generations to come.”

The gran of Driffield expressed curiosity about obtaining the town buy the residential property and employ it as a community playground, nevertheless regional city council will never be fulfilling eventually to discuss whether they can buy the home before it goes to auction.