Crummock Water Manor House

  • Description

    ...The moated site of Loweswater Peel is an unusual example of this class of monument. A natural feature - in this case a low hillock protruding into the lake - was modified by the cutting of ditches on its landward side, to create a moated site. The effort required was minimal but the result strikingly effective. The hillock will contain evidence of the medieval structure known to have existed here in the 12th century.....Most archaeological databases call this site 'Loweswater Pele' but Gatehouse uses that name for a nearby possible pele tower. The possibility for confusion is obvious and care needs to be taken in regard to these sites and their associated records. The Crummock Water site is large and this possible pele is within the larger defensive circuit. It could, therefore, be contemporary with the manor house and represent ancillary accommodation.....
  • Owner

    Gatehouse Gazetter
  • Source

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    Link: https://www.gatehouse-gazetteer.info/English%20sites/416.html
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    Added by: Simon Cotterill
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