Helmsley Castle, Hemsley, North Yorkshire: Report on Geophysical Survey, June 2023
Author(s): Megan Clements, Neil Linford
A ground penetrating radar (GPR) survey was conducted across the inner bailey and south barbican of Helmsley Castle, Helmsley, North Yorkshire, at the request of the English Heritage Trust, primarily to confirm the presence of soakaway drains serving the west range thought to have been installed in the 1980s. The survey (0.48ha) was extended beyond the immediate area of interest to provide a wider archaeological context and aid in the future management of Helmsley Castle. The results broadly confirm the location of the soakaway and, in addition, reveal significant structural remains possibly associated with an original keep or hall and a previous location of the chapel. Several service buildings have also been identified together with anomalies suggesting different phases of activity within the castle, for example within the kitchen range and south barbican, than is currently indicated in the extant remains. Evidence for more recent recreational activity may also have been detected.
- Report Number:
- 52/2023
- Series:
- Research Report
- Pages:
- 34
- Keywords:
- Geophysical Survey Ground Penetrating Radar Castle
