Home › Entities › motte_and_bailey_castle › Topcliffe Castle

Topcliffe Castle

castle in North Yorkshire, England
AdministrativeArea motte_and_bailey_castle Q24661654
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Topcliffe Castle

Summary

Topcliffe Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle[1].

Key Facts

  • Topcliffe Castle is located in Topcliffe[2].
  • Topcliffe Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Topcliffe Castle's instance of is recorded as motte-and-bailey castle[4].
  • Topcliffe Castle is part of Maiden Bower and Cock Lodge: a motte and bailey castle, moated site, windmill mound and associated linear outwork[5].
  • Topcliffe Castle's Commons category is recorded as Topcliffe Castle[6].
  • Topcliffe Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.16918, 'lon': -1.37349}[7].
  • Topcliffe Castle's historic county is recorded as Yorkshire[8].

Body

Geography

Topcliffe Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[3]. It is located in Topcliffe[2]. It is part of Maiden Bower and Cock Lodge: a motte and bailey castle, moated site, windmill mound and associated linear outwork[5].

Designation and Status

Topcliffe Castle's instance of is recorded as motte-and-bailey castle[4].

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Topcliffe Castle. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/topcliffe-castle
MLA “Topcliffe Castle.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/topcliffe-castle.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_topcliffe-castle_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Topcliffe Castle}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/topcliffe-castle}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Topcliffe Castle — https://4ort.xyz/entity/topcliffe-castle (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/topcliffe-castle · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United Kingdom
    Part of → Maiden Bower and Cock Lodge: a motte and bailey castle, moated site, windmill mound and associated linear outwork
    Short name → Topcliffe
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Topcliffe
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39175|batch #39175]]"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.