Dried up Moat, Skelton Castle &copy; Mick Garratt

NZ6519 : Dried up Moat, Skelton Castle

Dried up Moat, Skelton Castle

The moat at one time encircled the original castle and would have been a formidable defence.

The posts near the camera are made of concrete.

Skelton Castle

Further information:

Wikipedia: Link

BBC Domesday Reloaded: Link

British Listed Buildings: Link

Moors Knowledge: Link

Skelton History Club: Link

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Grid Square: NZ6519, 32 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Mick Garratt (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Saturday, 13 September, 2014 (more nearby)
Submitted: Monday, 29 September, 2014
Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Country estates Defence, Military
Primary Subject of Photo: Moat
Subject Location: OSGB36: NZ 6512 1931 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:33.8902N 0:59.6638W
Camera Location: OSGB36: NZ 6516 1925
View Direction: Northwest (about 315 degrees)

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NZ6519 : Skelton Castle

The scene of such 'goings-on' in Lawrence Sterne's day that is was probably the source of a lot of the pranks in his TRISTRAM SHANDY. The castle was also dubbed CRAZY.
See http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bandl.danby/Skelton1713_1736.html

Posted by Stan on Sat, 1 Nov 2008 (0 comments)