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Water Tower

Garden Walls to South, to West and to North of Kirby Knowle Castle, Kirby Knowle Grade 2 listed - English Heritage Building ID: 332565 Garden walls. Probably C17 (as house) with C19 and C20 rebuildings and additions. Coursed squared stone with chamfered coping, varying in height. To the north of the house the wall steps up either side of a wide entranceway. The wall terminates at its west end in a later pier with chamfered top and ball and cushion finial; at its east end it turns southwards towards the house with a later wide archway, and runs at a low height parallel with the house north front.

Statue Approximately 10 Metres to West of Kirby Knowle Castle, Kirby Knowle Grade 2 listed - English Heritage Building ID: 332564 Statue. Mid-late C17. Stone pedestal, lead statue. Square-sectioned plinth with base and chamfered cornice supports statue of bearded Roman-style soldier leaning on spear which is now removed.

Kirby Knowle Castle- Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as Kirkby Knowle; Newbygill; New Building (Highwood House just to the North seems to have been called New Building?) Large house. Mid C17 for James Danby with C16 origins; thoroughly restored 1875, and altered 1875. A castle is said to have been built on this site in the late C13 by Roger Lascelles, but it burnt down c1568 while owned by Sir John Constable. Before he could finish the repair work Constable died and it was not until the 1650s that reconstruction began again, for James Danby. Danby repaired the old parts, built the south front and west wing and changed the name to New Building. By the late C17 the house had passed to the Rokeby family. There were probably four corner towers to the first castle; of these one remains, and is occupied by a staircase of black oak. Not too far away is UPSALL CASTLE (occaisionally mentioned as Upfall)

Highwood House / New Building