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John of Gaunt's Castle is a remains of a mediæval royal hunting lodge at Haverah Park Top, Yorkshire, in the West Riding. The monument was a royal hunting lodge for the mediæval park of Haverah. The lodge was in the King's hands until 1372 when it was acquired by John of Gaunt. The hunting lodge took the form of a stone tower standing on a square-shaped platform surrounded by a moat with a large outer bank. The foundations of the tower survive as prominent earthworks. Two sections of masonry from the gatehouse survive up to 10ft high. The moat and banks surrounding the platform survive as prominent earthworks. The monument is within the council area of North Yorkshire.
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1020950.
Place Type: Mediæval Monument
Historic County: Yorkshire
Division of County: West Riding
Lat, Long: 53.986487,-1.666643
Grid Reference: SE 2195 5454
Civil Parish: Haverah Park CP
Council Area: North Yorkshire CA
Strategic Authority Area: York and North Yorkshire SA
Police Area: North Yorkshire PA
GBPN ID: 302646
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/John_of_Gaunt's_Castle,_Yorkshire_302646
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Historic England Scheduled Monument 1020950.
Place Type: Mediæval Monument
Historic County: Yorkshire
Division of County: West Riding
Lat, Long: 53.986487,-1.666643
Grid Reference: SE 2195 5454
Civil Parish: Haverah Park CP
Council Area: North Yorkshire CA
Strategic Authority Area: York and North Yorkshire SA
Police Area: North Yorkshire PA
GBPN ID: 302646
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/John_of_Gaunt's_Castle,_Yorkshire_302646
Peruse Yorkshire on Wikishire