CARTINGTON CASTLE

  • Description

    "The ruins of the castle at Cartington survive well and display several stages of building and re-building. In its original form it was intended to be a walled enclosure with four corner towers or turrets. The building of this early castle was interrupted and subsequently the north-east turret was replaced by the tower-house. This formed the heart of the castle throughout the medieval period, although additional buildings were appended to it in the 15th century. The monument includes a medieval castle....."
  • Owner

    Gatehouse Gazetteer
  • Source

    Local (Co-Curate)
  • License

    What does this mean? Unknown license check permission to reuse
  • Further information

    Link: http://www.gatehouse-gazetteer.info/English%20sites/2456.html
    Resource type: Text/Website
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 6 years, 9 months ago
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    Picture Taken: Unknown
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