Bewick Tup Hill (The Gatehouse Record)

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as;
Aldeburgo

In the civil parish of Aldbrough.
In the historic county of Yorkshire.
Modern Authority of East Riding of Yorkshire.
1974 county of Humberside.
Medieval County of Yorkshire East Riding.

OS Map Grid Reference: TA23293942
Latitude 53.83662° Longitude -0.12799°

Bewick Tup Hill has been described as a Timber Castle although is doubtful that it was such, and also as a Fortified Manor House although is doubtful that it was such.

There are earthwork remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

Description

The sub-rectangular island enclosed by the moat measures 80m long E-W by 30m wide. The N, W and E arms of the moat are between 10m and 12m wide and up to 3m deep. The S arm is 15m wide and 3m deep. The SE corner of the moat has been redug and enlarged and the external edge revetted with concrete. A land drain runs into the moat at its SW corner. The only access to the island is afforded by a modern plank bridge. The moat enclosed the house of the Lords of Bewick and was associated with the nearby deserted village which is mentioned in Domesday. (Scheduling Report)

A farm house, occupied by Mr. Suddaby, called Bewick Hall, has, contiguous to it, a small island surrounded by a deep moat, it consists nearly of two roods, thirty perches; and in a field south-west may be traced appearances of foundations where it is conjectured the ancient hall or residence of the lords of Bewick was formerly situated; a place called castle hill, which forms an approach to this place, must be referred to it, and not to Aldbro' castle, as supposed by some persons. (Poulson)

Sources of information, references and further reading

National Heritage List for England Scheduled Monument Number 1007848, Legacy Scheduled Monument Number 21206
Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s) 81730.
County Historic Environment Record (or Sites and Monuments Record) number(s) 21.

Books
- Kent, G.H.R., 2002, 'Middle division: Aldbrough' VCH Yorkshire: East Riding Vol. 7 online transcription
  Ingham, Bernard, 2001, Bernard Ingham's Yorkshire Castles (Dalesman) p. 16
  Le Patourel, H.E. Jean, 1973, The Moated Sites of Yorkshire (The Society for Medieval Archaeology Monograph Series 5) p. 110
  Bulmer, 1892, History and Directory of East Yorkshire
  Sheahan, J.J., and Whellan, T., 1855, History and topography of the city of York, the Ainsty Wapentake and the East Riding of Yorkshire Vol. 1 p. 357
  Poulson, G., 1841, The History and Antiquities of the Seigniory of Holderness Vol. 2 p. 24 online copy
Periodical Articles
- Beresford, M., 1955, Yorkshire Archaeological Journal Vol. 38 p. 58
Primary (Medieval documents or transcriptions of such documents - This section is far from complete and the secondary sources should be consulted for full references.)
- Farrer, W. (ed), 1914-16, Early Yorkshire Charters Vol. 3 p. 30-3 no. 1304 online copy
Other sources: Theses; 'grey' literature; in-house reports; unpublished works; etc.
- Historic England, 2016, Heritage at Risk Yorkshire Register 2016 (London: Historic England) p. 4 online copy
  Historic England, 2015, Heritage at Risk Yorkshire Register 2015 (London: Historic England) p. 4 online copy
  English Heritage, 2014, Heritage at Risk Register 2014 Yorkshire (London: English Heritage) p. 5 online copy
  English Heritage, 2013, Heritage at Risk Register 2013 Yorkshire (London: English Heritage) p. 4 online copy
  English Heritage, 2012, Heritage at Risk Register 2012 Yorkshire and the Humber (London: English Heritage) p. 20 online copy
  English Heritage, 2011, Heritage at Risk Register 2011 Yorkshire and the Humber (London: English Heritage) p. 20 online copy
  English Heritage, 2010, Heritage at Risk Register 2010 Yorkshire and the Humber (London: English Heritage) p. 17 online copy
  English Heritage, 2009, Heritage at Risk Register 2009 Yorkshire and the Humber (London: English Heritage) p. 27 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.

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