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Remains of Castle Walls to South and West of Upsall Castle, Upsall
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Grade 2 listed - English Heritage Building ID: 440269
Remains of castle walls. Probably C14. Sandstone rubble standing up to 15 ft high. Remains of circular tower on west side, and of south-east corner tower with traces of chamfered elliptical-arched openings. Mason's mark in south wall. Castle probably begun by Geoffrey Scrope who bought the manor from the Upsalls in 1327. Reputedly demolished in the Civil War, and in ruins in 1660 '