Skipsea Castle

Skipsea Castle was a Norman motte and bailey castle near the village of Skipsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Built around 1086 by Drogo de la Beuvrière, apparently on the remains of an Iron Age mound, it was designed to secure the newly conquered region, defend against any potential Danish invasion and control the trade route across the region leading to the North Sea. The motte and the bailey were separated by Skipsea Mere, an artificial lake that was linked to the sea during the medieval period via a navigable channel. The village of Skipsea grew up beside the castle church, and the fortified town of Skipsea Brough was built alongside the castle around 1160 to capitalise on the potential trade.

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1086 Website,  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Skipsea Castle Hill; Skipsea Castle: 11th century motte and bailey castle and inland harbour
motte-and-bailey castle, United Kingdom, 

• Historic England research records page^@
• Gatehouse Gazetteer page^@
• CastlesFortsBattles page^@
• Castle Studies Group page^@ The Skipsea Castle Landscape: new archaeological investigations
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Location: 53.9779, -0.2305, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,  
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  Skipsea Castle ⓘ
  castle in Skipsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom  

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  Bayle Museum ⓘ
  Local museum in Bridlington, England

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  Beside The Seaside Museum ⓘ
  museum in Bridlington, East Yorkshire, England, UK (1998-2010)

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  Burton Agnes Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK

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  Burton Constable Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Flamborough Head Lighthouse Visitor Centre ⓘ
  museum in Flamborough, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK

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  Museum of the Wagoners' Special Reserve ⓘ
  museum in Sledmere, England, United Kingdom

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  Sewerby Hall and Gardens ⓘ
  Grade I listed English country house in East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK

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  The Beverley Treasure House ⓘ
  history museum in East Riding of Yorkshire, England

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  Wassand Hall ⓘ
  UK historic house museum

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  Wilberforce House ⓘ
  museum in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK

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  Fort Paull ⓘ
  former military museum in Paull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK  

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  Hull Maritime Museum ⓘ
  Maritime museum in Kingston upon Hull, England

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  Ferens Art Gallery ⓘ
  art gallery in Hull, United Kingdom

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  North Holderness Museum of Village Life ⓘ
  local museum in Hornsea, England, United Kingdom

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  Bridlington Harbour Heritage Museum ⓘ
  museum in Bridlington, England, UK

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  Hands on History Museum ⓘ
  museum in Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK

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  Hull and East Riding Museum ⓘ
  museum in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

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  Streetlife Museum of Transport ⓘ
  transport museum in Kingston upon Hull, England

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  The Deep ⓘ
  aquarium

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  Scarborough Fair Collection ⓘ
  Museum in North Yorkshire, England

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  Southburn Archaeological Museum ⓘ
  museum in Driffield, England, UK

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1978 North Holderness Museum of Village Life

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1986 Bridlington Harbour Heritage Museum

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1988 Hands on History Museum

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1989 Hull and East Riding Museum

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1989 Streetlife Museum of Transport

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2002 The Deep

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2008 Scarborough Fair Collection

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2008 Southburn Archaeological Museum

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Skipsea Castle and Skipsea village

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Skipsea Castle remains - panoramio

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Site of Skipsea Castle

Skipsea brough

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Skipsea castle view

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Historic England research records page@		Wikidata
link	page		Gatehouse Gazetteer page@		Wikidata
link	page		CastlesFortsBattles page@		Wikidata
link	page		Castle Studies Group page@	The Skipsea Castle Landscape: new archaeological investigations	Wikidata
site	castle	1086	Skipsea Castle	motte-and-bailey castle	Wikidata
site	museum		Bayle Museum	museum, gate	Wikidata
site	museum		Beside The Seaside Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Burton Agnes Hall	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Burton Constable Hall	English country house, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Flamborough Head Lighthouse Visitor Centre	museum, tourism office	Wikidata
site	museum		Museum of the Wagoners' Special Reserve	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Sewerby Hall and Gardens	English country house, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		The Beverley Treasure House	museum, archive, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Wassand Hall	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Wilberforce House	building, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1861	Fort Paull	fort, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1912	Hull Maritime Museum	maritime museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1927	Ferens Art Gallery	art museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1978	North Holderness Museum of Village Life	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1986	Bridlington Harbour Heritage Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1988	Hands on History Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	Hull and East Riding Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	Streetlife Museum of Transport	transport museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2002	The Deep	public aquarium	Wikidata
site	museum	2008	Scarborough Fair Collection	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2008	Southburn Archaeological Museum	museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Skipsea Castle and Skipsea village		Commons
commons	image		Skipsea Castle		Commons
commons	image		Skipsea Castle		Commons
commons	image		Skipsea Castle		Commons
commons	image		Skipsea Castle remains - panoramio		Commons
commons	image		Skipsea Castle - panoramio		Commons
commons	image		Site of Skipsea Castle		Commons
commons	image		Skipsea brough		Commons
commons	image		Skipsea castle		Commons
commons	image		Skipsea castle view		Commons