ARMATHWAITE CASTLE

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Fortified house, probably built in the mid 15th century as a tower house. The building was altered in the late 17th or early 18th century and extended in the late 18th century. Further alterations were carried out in the late 19th century. Built of sandstone, with slate and tile roofs.

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[NY 5057 4587] Armathwaite Castle [GT] (1)

Armathwaite Castle is a modern house, on the site of the 15th/16th century peel tower belonging to the Skelton family, situated near the river Eden at Armathwaite. (2)

A pele tower of four storeys with a recent addition and an Early
Georgian front. (3)

The pele tower is as described by Pevsner and is in good condition.
See photograph. (4)

Fortified house, probably built in the mid 15th century. The building was altered in the late 17th or early 18th century and extended in the late 18th century. Further alterations were carried out in the late 19th century. Built of sandstone, with slate and tile roofs. Listed Grade II*. (5)

Listed with plan and elevation. (6)

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( 1) Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date)

OS 6" (Prov) 1957

( 2) Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society extra series

J F Curwen 13, 1913 Page(s)343

( 3) by Nikolaus Pevsner 1967 Cumberland and Westmorland

The buildings of England Page(s)61

( 4) Field Investigators Comments

F1 BHP 08-JUN-72

(5) List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest

District of Eden, 24-OCT-1986

(6) Denis R Perriam and John Robinson 1998 The medieval fortified buildings of Cumbria : an illustrated gazetteer and research guide

Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society extra series vol.29 Page(s)194-5

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