skip to main content
The Association of British Counties

Gazetteer of
British Place Names

The definitive reference source to the United Kingdom. Explore over 300,000 places.

 Menu  Menu

Castle Dikes, Yorkshire

Castle Dikes is the remains of a Roman villa near North Stainley in Yorkshire, in the West Riding. The villa is located within a rectangular enclosure defined by substantial earthen ramparts. Excavations have revealed a dwelling house which showed three periods of construction, a separate bath house and a further detached building which included two heated rooms and a mosaic floor. It is within the council area of North Yorkshire.
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1017467.

Place Type: Roman Remains
Historic County: Yorkshire
Division of County: West Riding
Lat, Long: 54.175389,-1.554617
Grid Reference: SE 2917 7560
Civil Parish: North Stainley with Sleningford CP
Council Area: North Yorkshire CA
Strategic Authority Area: York and North Yorkshire SA
Police Area: North Yorkshire PA

GBPN ID: 300645
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Castle_Dikes,_Yorkshire_300645

 Peruse Yorkshire on Wikishire