Banqueting tower, Castle Bolton
Historical Environment Record No:
MYD36635
Parish:
Castle Bolton
OS Grid Reference:
Dale:
Description
Banqueting Tower, Castle Bolton MYD36635 (c) YDNPA, 2023
An extensive deer park had been created around Bolton Castle by the end of the 14th century. It included one, possibly two hunting towers. Such towers were built so that the lord’s men could keep an eye out for poachers. This tower had another purpose as a place where the lord could entertain his guests and view the park and its deer. The square tower only survives as fragmentary stone footings.
Source:
Moorhouse, Stephen (2003) ‘The anatomy of the Yorkshire Dales: deciphering the medieval landscape’ in Manby, T G et al (eds) (2003) The Archaeology of Yorkshire: an assessment at the beginning of the 21st century. Yorkshire Archaeological Society Occasional Paper No 3 pp298-362