Old Yorkshire : Skipsea Castle
A visit to a very damp Skipsea Castle and a walk through the history of the place and its, sometimes very dodgy, barons!
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Skipsea Castle, Yorkshire
Skipsea Castle in Yorkshire, taken from the hill. No castle remains but it's a very beautiful place. Ignore my talking.
Earth Works - Skipsea Castle
(New sound track & info)The Skipsea Motte-and-bailey castle has a conical mound. The diameter is 278 feet (85 metres) and is 42 feet (13 metres) high. Once thought to be of Norman origin, it is now considered an Iron Age earthwork. A recent borehole drilling through the mound has revealed it to be 2,500 years old, and is the largest Iron Age mound in Britain. The castle was destroyed in 1221 when Count William de Forz II rebelled against Henry the Third, King of England, Ireland and Duke of Aquitaine.
I added a sound track and called it - Earth Works.
Why not... Seemed apt.
Skipsea Castle, Yorkshire
Skipsea Castle in Yorkshire near Hornsea and Bridlington. The castle is now just a hill but a very beautiful place and view.
Castle Hill, Skipsea. The site of the 1086 Normal castle.
The castle, built in about 1086, was the residence and administrative centre of the Lords of Holderness.
William the Conqueror created the Lordship of Holderness, a vast area from the Humber estuary to Bridlington. He gave it to Drogo de la Bevrere, who had fought alongside him at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The king needed a trusted follower here to control this area & the adjacent coastline.
Drago built this castle as a principle residence & his successors, the Counts of Aumale, held the seat for the next 100 years.
Use of the castle declined from about 1200 when the Lords of Holderness moved their administrative residence to Burstwick. The castle was ordered to be destroyed in 1221 when Count William De Fort II rebelled against the king. By 1350, the castle was being leased for pasture & the borough was abandoned.
Created with an XK Detect X380, Quanum 3-axis gimbal & mobius C2 camera.
Top of Skipsea Castle
Skipsea Castle (view from top)
Skipsea Castle Imperial/ Megalithic measurements.
Skipsea Stonehenge discovery. Rudston, Slbury Hill, Windmill Hill, Glastonbury, Thornborough henge, Minninglow. For more information on the megalithic measurements used in this video please see the work of David Kenworthy and of Peter Harris/Stockdale; books available on Amazon.
Tour of Britain 11/09/08 Skipsea
main peleton passing Mr Moos near Skipsea
Skipsea
The first recorded appearance of the name Skipsea is in the 12th century and the name is of Scandinavian origin, but the actual town-site has been in use much longer. This is of no real surprise, as this part of the English coast was frequented by Viking invaders before the Norman Conquest. There is some evidence that the name Skipsea refers to its original Viking meaning of Ship Lake, but the closest literal meaning of Skipsea is a lake navigable by ships. This name refers to the village's original location on the edge of a lake, which was suitable for navigation and eel-fishing, that was slightly inland from the sea. This land has since been lost because of erosion, making Skipsea a seaside Village. There is evidence of habitation dating back to the Stone and Bronze Ages because of the 19th century archaeological discovery of platforms, presumably for huts
Hull to Hornsea Railway Line, Swine Castle (Castle Hill) to Skirlaugh
Tour of Britain 11/09/08 Skipsea
Lead group passing Mr Moos near Skipsea
Snow in Skipsea
This video was uploaded from an Android phone.
Destroyed sea wall at skipsea . Coastal erosion on East Yorkshire Coast . Video 3
Here is a short video of the sea wall that once stood at Skipsea Sands. It has been battered by the sea.
The Spofforth Castle
The Spoffords of Minnesota venture to Yorkshire, England to seek out The Spofforth Castle!
Skipsea in snow
On the 22nd and 23rd on november 2008 while on away at skipsea we had a bit of snow......
Skipsea Drone Footage Part 2
Skipsea Drone Footage Part 2
The footage from this video is taken from the top of a grass hill that used to be Skipsea Castle.
View from the top of Pickering Castle
skipsea in the slush/snow on 27th November 2010
Walking around a wezzie free Skipsea in November, slipping and sliding on the ice and slush.
SOUTHAMPTON CASTLE AND OLD TOWN
Short film of Southampton Old Town, narration to be added