It stood on what is now the site of Castle Howard, a large stately home.

[2] The estate was owned by the Greystoke family during the early 14th century, who built Henderskelfe Castle around c. 1330–1350.

[2] John Leyland, visiting sometime between c. 1538 and 1543, described the castle as "a fine quadrant of stone having a 4-toures buildid castelle like, though no ample thing".

[1][7][8] The site of Henderskelfe was excavated on Time Team (series 10, episode 11) in 2003 with the team using Hawksmoor's 1694 map of the estate to identify the location of the lost village.

[2] Excavations continued for several years after and they identified the completeness of the demolition of the castle and the associated village.