Best of Yorkshire & the Humber
The 20 best archaeological sites in Yorkshire & the Humber
Our curated top 20 archaeological sites in Yorkshire & the Humber, ranked by quality rating, image richness and content depth. For the complete list of 476 archaeological sites see the full archaeological sites index for Yorkshire & the Humber.
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Church of Saint Helen
St Helen's Church is the parish church of Skipwith, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. Remains of a 7th- or 8th-century building have been identified at the site, which may represent an earlier
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Wade's Causeway
Wade's Causeway — Sinuous, linear monument in the North York Moors national park in North Yorkshire, England.
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Wharram Percy
Wharram Percy is a deserted medieval village and former civil parish near Wharram-le-Street, now in the parish of Wharram, on the western edge of the chalk Wolds of North Yorkshire, England. It is abo
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Richmond Castle
Richmond Castle in Richmond, North Yorkshire, England, stands in a commanding position above the River Swale, close to the centre of the town of Richmond. It was originally called Riche Mount, 'the st
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Isurium Brigantum
Isurium or Isurium of the Brigantes (Latin: Isurium Brigantum) was a Roman fort and town in the province of Britannia at the site of present-day Aldborough in North Yorkshire, England, in the United K
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The Norman House
The Norman House — Grade I listed building and scheduled monument in York, North Yorkshire, England, UK.
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Dalton Parlours Roman villa and Iron Age settlement
Dalton Parlours Roman villa and Iron Age settlement — archaeological site in Collingham, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
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Wressle Castle
Wressle Castle — late 14th-century quadrangular castle in East Yorkshire, England, UK.
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Derventio Brigantum
Derventio Brigantum — Roman fort located at present-day Malton, North Yorkshire, England, UK.
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