Crayke Castle

These early records do not give much detail, though the foundations of the current buildings are alleged to be from the earlier construction.

Allanson’s son Charles repaired and restored the main building to the condition it remains in to this day.

[3] Around 1667 the manor was restored to the See of Durham to be leased out as a farmhouse to various people until Bishop William van Mildert was allowed by Parliament to sell it into private hands in 1827.

The castle has been the subject of various surveys, including one by Canon Raine for a report for the Victorian Associated Architectural Societies.

[5] The castle was once the property of Kevin Hollinrake, Member of Parliament for the constituency of Thirsk and Malton since 2015.

A survey in 2005 found evidence of a monastic complex that preceded the post-Norman Conquest buildings that occupied the site in a traditional Motte and Bailey layout.