Baynard Castle was a motte castle built in the 12th century in the village of Cottingham which is some 7 km south of Beverley in the East Riding of Yorkshire. It was sometimes referred to as the 'castle at Cottingham' or 'Stuteville's castle'.
The motte castle was held by William de Stuteville and, around 1200, King John granted a licence to fortify the site. In the 14th century a further licence was granted to fortify a manor house on the site.
Today, only the mound survives, surrounded by a substantial moat on four sides. This can be seen from the corner of West End Road and Northgate, opposite the entrance to The Lawns. A four-bay timber-framed house of circa 15th century (known as the Old Manor House) which still stands on the site, accessed from Hallgate, is privately owned.
