Skipsea Brough
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| Skipsea Brough | |
| Yorkshire East Riding | |
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| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TA162546 |
| Location: | 53°58’31"N, 0°13’46"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Driffield |
| Postcode: | YO25 |
| Dialling code: | 01262 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
East Yorkshire |
Skipsea Brough is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, about five miles north of Hornsea on the B1249 road. Its parent village, Skipsea, is half a mile closer to the crumbling coastline of the North Sea, to the east.
Skipsea Brough is the location of Skipsea Castle which was built about 1086. The motte-and-bailey castle's buildings have since been destroyed, however, impressive earthworks still remain.
In 2016 it was reported that the castle was itself built on top of a large Iron Age mound.[1]
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Skipsea Brough) |
References
- ↑ "Skipsea Castle was built on Iron Age mound, excavation reveals". The Guardian. 3 October 2016. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/oct/03/skipsea-castle-yorkshire-built-on-iron-age-mound. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 10.