Upsall Castle

"Upsall Castle" entrance, 2007

Upsall Castle is a fourteenth-century ruin, park and manor house in Upsall, in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England.

History

The earliest extant building on the site is the ruin of a quadrangular castle, probably begun in 1327 by Geoffrey Scrope, which was reputedly demolished in the Civil War.[1] This castle was replaced by a manor house, which was rebuilt in the 19th century[2] and then rebuilt again following destruction by fire in 1918.[3] Upsall castle is part of the Upsall and Roxby estates owned by the Turton family. The present owner of the castle is Gerald Turton.

Legends

John Constable, who resided at the castle in 1610, was a supporter of the Royal cause during the Civil War. The 19th-century writers William Grainge and John Gilbert Baker noted that he reportedly left a curse on any owner of Upsall who should prove disloyal to his king and country.[4] The writers also recounted a folklore story of a man who dug under a bush at Upsall Castle, finding a pot of gold; later on, a stranger revealed to him that there was another pot of gold buried under the first, which he then dug up as well.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Davis, Philip (2007-01-20). "Upsall Castle". Gatehouse: The comprehensive gazetteer of the medieval fortifications and castles of England and Wales. Retrieved 2007-02-02.
  2. ↑ "GENUKI: South Kilvington Parish information from Bulmers' 1890.". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
  3. ↑ "Upsall, North Yorkshire". Retrieved 2007-02-02.
  4. ↑ The Vale of Mowbray: A Historical and Topographical Account of Thirsk and Its Neighbourhood; p. 271-272; By William Grainge, John Gilbert Baker; Published by Simpkin, Marshall, and co., 1859
  5. ↑ The Vale of Mowbray: A Historical and Topographical Account of Thirsk and Its Neighbourhood; p. 277-278; By William Grainge, John Gilbert Baker; Published by Simpkin, Marshall, and co., 1859

Eliza Gutch, County Folk-Lore, vol. 2: Examples of Printed Folk-Lore Concerning the North Riding of Yorkshire, York, and the Ainsty (London: Published for the Folk-Lore Society by David Nutt, 1901), pp. 408–409.

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Coordinates: 54°16′31″N 1°18′03″W / 54.27536°N 1.30092°W / 54.27536; -1.30092

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