Foss Castle
Foss Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle. The site is 4.7 km west of Whitby. It holds the status of a scheduled monument.
Castle near Whitby
Just outside Whitby
Foss Castle is 4.7 km west of Whitby. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Whitby has 458 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month in Whitby
Expect highs of 17–20°C in Whitby from June to September.
Foss Castle
Around it, within 15 km, lie 20 more places, Whitby Abbey (7.1 km) first on our list.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Town
- 4.7 km west of Whitby
Map of Foss Castle and nearby
The map puts Foss Castle in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Where to base yourself
The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.
Next door to Foss Castle
Nearby, 20 places within 15 km include 4 museums, 3 castles and an abbey or priory.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageWhitby Abbey7.1 km away2
CastleOld Mulgrave Castle800 m away3
MuseumCaptain Cook Memorial Museum6.9 km away4
CastleDanby Castle12 km away5
MuseumWhitby Museum6.3 km away6
MuseumPannett Art Gallery6.3 km away7CastleCastleSneaton Castle Centre5 km away8MuseumMuseumLand of Iron14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions about Foss Castle
Where is Foss Castle?
Foss Castle is 4.7 km west of Whitby, North Yorkshire.
What is Foss Castle?
Motte-and-bailey castle in Lythe, Scarborough, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Foss Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Whitby, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Foss Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Foss Castle?
Within 15 km: Whitby Abbey (7.1 km), Old Mulgrave Castle (800 m), Captain Cook Memorial Museum (6.9 km) and Danby Castle (12 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (7)
- Foss Castle: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whitby Abbey: aude, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Mulgrave Castle: Stephen Horncastle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Captain Cook Memorial Museum: aude, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Danby Castle: Simon Armstrong, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whitby Museum: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pannett Art Gallery: pam fray, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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