CASTLE HOWE

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Earthwork remains of a Medieval motte and bailey castle occupying a long oval hillock of about one and three quarter acres. The Motte rises 9 feet above the bailey. Traces of a rampart survive on the south side and a ditch between it and the bailey, the east and south sides of which have been much damaged. Scheduled.

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(NY 61350509) Castle Howe (NR) (1)

A motte and bailey, occupying a long oval hillock of about 1-3/4 acres. The motte, at the N end, has probably been partly carried away by the river and is now of irregular form, rising only about 9' above the bailey. Traces of a rampart on the S side and a ditch between it and the bailey, the E and S sides of which have been much damaged. (2)

As described by the R C H M and generally in poor condition. The site is still referred to locally as "Castle Howe". Published survey (25") revised. (3)

NY 613052 Castle Howe, Old Tebay; scheduled. (4)

Paired with Greenholme to guard the passes over the Birkbeck and Lune. Listed. (5)

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( 1) Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date)

OS 6" 1957

( 2) Royal Commission on Historical Monuments, England 1936 An inventory of the historical monuments in Westmorland

Page(s)225

( 3) Field Investigators Comments

F1 BHP 08-APR-74

( 4) English Heritage 1995 County list of Scheduled Monuments : March 1994

SAM List Cumbria Page(s)34

(5) 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)268

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