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Rougemont Castle in the manor of Harewood, in the parish of
Rougemont Castle in the manor of Harewood, in the parish of Weeton, North Yorkshire
Weeton is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England.
The name is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086 as ''Widetun(e)''/''Wideton(e)'' and seems to derive from Old English ''wiðig'' 'willow' and ' ...
, England, is a ruined ringwork
A ringwork is a form of fortified defensive structure, usually circular or oval in shape. Ringworks are essentially motte-and-bailey castles without the motte. Defences were usually earthworks in the form of a ditch and bank surrounding the site.
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castle, now largely hidden within over-grown woodland, located to the south east of the village of Weeton, above the north bank of the River Wharfe
The River Wharfe ( ) is a river in Yorkshire, England originating within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. For much of its middle course it is the county boundary between West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire. Its valley is known as Wharfedale.
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, where the river turns in a right-angle at its confluence with Weeton Beck.
No above-ground structure survives but the earthwork features remain visible of building platforms, ditch system, outer enclosure and fish ponds.
History
It was the seat of the de Lisle family, of which Robert de Lisle was in 1311 createdBaron Lisle
Baron Lisle was a title which was created five times in the Peerage of England during the Middle Ages and Tudor period, and once in the Peerage of Ireland in the 18th century.
First Creation (of Wootton), (1299-1311/14)
The earliest cre ...
"of Rougemont", to distinguish him from the unrelated family of Baron Lisle
Baron Lisle was a title which was created five times in the Peerage of England during the Middle Ages and Tudor period, and once in the Peerage of Ireland in the 18th century.
First Creation (of Wootton), (1299-1311/14)
The earliest cre ...
of Wootton, Isle of Wight in Hampshire, created in 1299. It served as the administrative centre of the manor of Harewood and as the residence of the lord of the manor
Lord of the Manor is a title that, in Anglo-Saxon England, referred to the landholder of a rural estate. The lord enjoyed manorial rights (the rights to establish and occupy a residence, known as the manor house and demesne) as well as seig ...
. The site was abandoned in about 1366 when the Lisle family built Harewood Castle
Harewood Castle is a 14th-century stone hall house and courtyard fortress, located on the Harewood Estate, Harewood, in West Yorkshire, England (Grid Reference SE 322457). Harewood Castle is a grade I listed building.
History
The castle was ...
nearby, of which much of the ruined stone structure survives, also hidden in overgrown woodland. Harewood Castle itself was abandoned as a residence soon after 1600 when it was owned by Sir William Wentworth of Gawthorpe Hall. The estate of Harewood containing both ruined castles was purchased in 1738 by the Lascelles family, which built there as its seat the surviving palatial 18th-century mansion known as Harewood House
Harewood House ( , ) is a country house in Harewood, West Yorkshire, England. Designed by architects John Carr and Robert Adam, it was built, between 1759 and 1771, for Edwin Lascelles, 1st Baron Harewood, a wealthy West Indian plantation a ...
, still owned by the family, which was created Earl of Harewood
Earl of Harewood (), in the County of York, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
History
The title was created in 1812 for Edward Lascelles, 1st Earl of Harewood, Edward Lascelles, 1st Baron Harewood, a wealthy sugar plantation own ...
in 1812.
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