Fraisthorpe Motte
Has been described as a Possible Timber Castle (Motte)
There are cropmark/slight earthwork remains
| Name | Fraisthorpe Motte |
| Alternative Names | |
| Historic Country | Yorkshire |
| Modern Authority | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| 1974 Authority | Humberside |
| Civil Parish | Barmston |
St Edmund's Chapel, rebuilt 1893, stands on a large mound (supposed round barrow or motte) 110ft in diameter and 9-10ft high, with traces of a surrounding ditch to the south and west. Remains of grassy banks (building foundations) are also visible immediately south between the mound and ditch (RCHM (York) Records 1970).
The mound, which is elongated, appears to be a scarped natural feature. This suggests a motte rather than a tumulus, if the premise of either is accepted. Traces of the ditch are very vague, and add little to the evidence. The intervening banks form part of the Medieval shrinkage of Fraisthorpe Village. (Field Investigators Comments F1 ISS 06-JUN-75). (PastScape)
Not scheduled
Not Listed
Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
| OS Map Grid Reference | TA154616 |
| Latitude | 54.0382690429688 |
| Longitude | -0.239189997315407 |
| Eastings | 515400 |
| Northings | 461670 |
