Rock Castle

ROCK CASTLE, HARGILL

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1131970
Date first listed:
21-May-1987
List Entry Name:
Rock Castle
Statutory Address:
ROCK CASTLE, HARGILL

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Date:
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1131970
Date first listed:
21-May-1987
List Entry Name:
Rock Castle
Statutory Address 1:
ROCK CASTLE, HARGILL

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Corrections and minor amendments

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
ROCK CASTLE, HARGILL

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
North Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Gilling with Hartforth and Sedbury
National Grid Reference:
NZ1851606072

Details

NZ 10 NE
6/61

GILLING WITH HARTFORTH AND SEDBURY
HARGILL
(west side, off)
Rock Castle

II

Farmhouse now divided into 2. c1793. Probably by John Foss of Richmond.
Coursed sandstone, artificial stone slate roof. U-shaped plan, 2 storeys,
1:2:1 bays. Quoins at ends and to central 2 bays which project slightly.
To right of first bay, door of 2 vertical panels below overlight. Sash
windows with glazing bars, projecting sills and deep lintels. Centre bays
under gable with blind lunette window, painted as if with radial glazing
bars, in ashlar surround. Shaped kneelers and ashlar coping to ends and
central gable. Stacks at ends and corniced stack in centre of ridge of
central gable. Added ranges to left and rear right not of special interest.
House to right has entry in right return of extension. Building date given
in manuscript account of Gilling recorded by John Shaw in 1867.

Listing NGR: NZ1851606072

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
323273
Legacy System:
LBS

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

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