Raby Castle. Built by the Nevill family aroung 1400, probably by Ralph Nevill (Earl of Westmorland 1397). The castle was forfeited to the Crown after the 1569 (Catholic) Rising of the Northern Earls, and in 1629 Sir Henry Vane bought the freehold for £18,000.1. See also their website. Raby Castle. Raby Castle across the deer park from the A688. Deer in park at Raby Castle. This has been a deer park since Norman times, and the deer include descendants 1. See VANE (FANE), Sir Henry (1589-1655) in History of Parliament online. |