Wressle Castle

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Le château en bref

Wressle Castle is the ruin of a late 14th-century quadrangular castle, built on the bank of the Derwent near the hamlet of Wressle, a few kilometres north of Howden, in the East Riding of Yorkshire. It is the only medieval castle in the county whose masonry still stands above ground. Designed as a prestigious residence rather than a fortress, it formed a rectangle of four ranges around a courtyard, surrounded by moats and gardens. Only the south range still stands to its full height, roofless, framed by two towers with octagonal turrets; the other ranges were pulled down in 1650. The site is of interest for its plan, comparable to those of Bolton and Sheriff Hutton and attributed to the master mason John Lewyn, and for its history linked to the Percys, Earls of Northumberland, who in the early 16th century made it one of their most refined residences. The ruins, on private property, can be seen from the road.