August 1987. Castle site.The Castle of Middleham, a strong, well-guarded manor house, was a principal residence of the Bishops of Durham from the Conquest to the end of the C14. The last remaining part, a low oblong arched room, was removed several years before 1823. Except for this it is not known when was the period of final destruction or dismantling. An old barn, across the road to north, may have formed part of the castle offices. The manor house was probably used as the Bishop's residence from C12 to C14. The remains of Middleham Castle now consists of a series of banks and ditches with a few low stone walls visible where the turf has eroded. The site stands within a well preserved landscape including fish ponds to the West and South, and a walled enclosed, deerpark to the South.

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