West Tanfield, Binsoe Hill (The Gatehouse Record)

In the civil parish of West Tanfield.
In the historic county of Yorkshire.
Modern Authority of North Yorkshire.
1974 county of North Yorkshire.
Medieval County of Yorkshire North Riding.

OS Map Grid Reference: SE25087992
Latitude 54.21441° Longitude -1.61690°

West Tanfield, Binsoe Hill has been described as a Timber Castle but is rejected as such.

There are earthwork remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

Description

A Bronze Age round barrow known as Binsoe Hill. It is located on a gentle south facing slope in undulating land in the vale of Mowbray. The barrow includes a substantial earth and stone mound standing 7 metres in height. The mound is oval in shape and is highest at the east side. It measures 50 metres north east to south west by 30 metres north west to south east. The mound has been dug into on the south east and south west sides leaving large hollows and obscuring the original shape of the barrow. There is no evidence that the mound was surrounded by a ditch. Scheduled. (PastScape)

Sources of information, references and further reading

National Heritage List for England Scheduled Monument Number 1016425, Legacy Scheduled Monument Number 31355
Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s) 620447.
County Historic Environment Record (or Sites and Monuments Record) number(s) MNY21163.

Books
- Jackson, M.J., 2001, Castles of North Yorkshire (Carlisle) p. 91 (reject)
  King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol. 2 p. 534 (reject)
  Page, Wm (ed), 1914, VCH Yorkshire: North Riding Vol. 1 p. 385 (as a curious tree covered mound) online transcription
Other sources: Theses; 'grey' literature; in-house reports; unpublished works; etc.
- Creighton, O.H., 1998, Castles and Landscapes: An Archaeological Survey of Yorkshire and the East Midlands (PhD Thesis University of Leicester) p. 632 online copy

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The bibliography owes much to various bibliographies produced by John Kenyon for the Council for British Archaeology, the Castle Studies Group and others.

Suggestions for finding online and/or hard copies of bibliographical sources can be seen at this link.
Minor archaeological investigations, such as watching brief reports, and some other 'grey' literature is most likely to be held by H.E.R.s but is often poorly referenced and is unlikely to be recorded here, or elsewhere, but some suggestions can be found here.

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