Rougemont Burgus Enclosure

Has been described as a Questionable Urban Defence

There are earthwork remains

NameRougemont Burgus Enclosure
Alternative Names
Historic CountryYorkshire
Modern AuthorityNorth Yorkshire
1974 AuthorityNorth Yorkshire
Civil ParishKirkby Overblow

The large outer bailey of Rougemont Castle is called a burgus enclosure by David King. The castle was in the township of Dunkeswick part of the manor of Harewood. Harewood church and borough was 2km SE on the other side of the River Wharfe. The enclosure is large enough to have contained a hamlet, although the Dunkeswick hamlet actually seems to be at 1km E. There is nothing to suggest either was ever intended to be a borough.

Gatehouse Comments

See castle record for full bibliography.

- Philip Davis

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law

Not Listed

Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceSE295463
Latitude53.9123916625977
Longitude-1.55079996585846
Eastings429500
Northings446300
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Books

  • Creighton, O.H. and Higham, R.A., 2005, Medieval Town Walls (Stroud: Tempus) p. 268
  • Turner, Maurice, 2004, Yorkshire Castles: Exploring Historic Yorkshire (Otley: Westbury Publishing) p. 245
  • King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol. 2 p. 518, 535
  • Beresford, M., 1967, New Towns of the Middle Ages: Town Plantation in England, Wales and Gascony (New York and Washington: Praeger) p. 106-8

Other

  • English Heritage, 2013, Heritage at Risk Register 2013 Yorkshire (London: English Heritage) p. 39 online copy
  • English Heritage, 2012, Heritage at Risk Register 2012 Yorkshire and the Humber (London: English Heritage) p. 57 online copy
  • English Heritage, 2011, Heritage at Risk Register 2011 Yorkshire and the Humber (London: English Heritage) p. 52 online copy
  • English Heritage, 2010, Heritage at Risk Register 2010 Yorkshire and the Humber (London: English Heritage) p. 52 online copy
  • English Heritage, 2009, Heritage at Risk Register 2009 Yorkshire and the Humber (London: English Heritage) p. 62 online copy
  • Creighton, O.H., 1998, Castles and Landscapes: An Archaeological Survey of Yorkshire and the East Midlands (PhD Thesis University of Leicester) p. 288, 291 online copy