Castlesteads (Lowther) by munki-boy
Castlesteads (Lowther)
Castlesteads (Lowther) is in The Lake District National Park in England.
Now an overgrown and tree-covered mound with some sections of bank around the top. Hidden in the woods past the back-gate of Lowther Castle gardens and overlooking the river. There isn’t a lot to see for the casual explorer but interesting if you’re passing by.
The earliest medieval fortified structure at Lowther was Castlesteads, which survives as a substantial earthwork to the north-west of Smirke’s Castle(Lowther III). It was probably a timber ringwork (LUAU 1997, 24).
Earthworks of a rectangular enclosure in Lowther Park. It probably represents the overgrown foundations of a medieval building, possibly a pele tower. Field investigations carried out in 1966 found it to be in good condition. NMR
Castlesteads, an earthwork forming a rectangular enclosure about 30 by 24 yds, probably represents the overgrown foundations of a pele-tower or other Md. building. (The Buildings of England, Nikolaus Pevsner 1967)
It was referred to in a document dated to 1174 as the “castellum deLauudre”. (Michael Jackson 1990, Perriam and Robinson 1998)
Created: 27 October 2020 Edited: 29 November 2023
Castlesteads (Lowther)
Castlesteads (Lowther) LiDAR Map
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Walks in Castlesteads (Lowther)
Local History around Castlesteads (Lowther)
There are some historic monuments around including:
Round cairn on Askham Fell, 335m north of the Cop StoneEamont BridgeRound cairn 660m north east of The Cockpit, Askham FellFour funerary cairns and a surrounding cairnfield on Threepow RaiseTwo standing stones and a round cairn south of CrooklandsKing Arthur's Round Table hengeThe Giant's Grave - Two Anglian cross-shafts and four hogback stones in St Andrew's churchyard, PenrithWhite Raise round cairn, Askham FellRound cairn 580m north east of The Cockpit, Askham FellRoman road and enclosures SE of FrenchfieldStanding stone 180m NNE of SkirsgillCastlesteads multivallate prehistoric defended enclosureRoman marching camp 450yds (410m) NE of BrovacumRing cairn on Knipescar CommonRing cairn on Askham Fell including The Cop StoneLittle Round Table hengeSewborrans standing stone 400m south west of SewborwensSlight univallate hillfort in Scarside PlantationRing cairn on Askham Fell and four adjacent stonesRound cairn 490m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham FellLong cairn 330m east of MossthornMayburgh hengeBridge over Heltondale Beck 250yds (230m) SSW of WidewathRound cairn west of Riddingleys Top, Askham FellMoated site east of Newton ReignyLinear stone bank on Askham FellTowtop Kirk early Christian enclosureRound cairn 475m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham FellLong barrow on Trainford BrowRound cairn 490m ENE of Rough Hill TarnBridge over Heltondale Beck 550ft (170m) S of WidewathTwo round cairns 415m and 420m NNE of The Cockpit, Moor DivockLong cairn 370m ESE of Mossthorn FarmStone circle 800m east of Wetheriggs PotterySettlement 1/3 mile (540m) ENE of Brougham CastleBrougham Roman fort (Brocavum) and civil settlement and Brougham CastleThe Cockpit stone circle and seven adjacent clearance cairns, Moor DivockRomano-British settlement and regular aggregate field system north of Yanwath WoodThe Old Kiln, Wetheriggs PotteryRing cairn east of Threepow RaiseAskham Fell stone alignmentThe Giant's Thumb - Anglian high cross in St Andrew's churchyard, PenrithSt Ninian's preconquest monastic site, site of nucleated medieval settlement, St Ninian's Church and churchyardThe Countess PillarBowl barrow 80m east of Scarside PlantationSettlement 100yds (90m) SE of Sceugh FarmRound cairn on Heughscar HillStone bridge, Cawdale BeckStrickland's Pele Tower and Penrith CastleBowl barrow 350m north east of The WreayRound barrow 150m east of Scarside PlantationRound cairn 520m north east of The Cockpit, Askham FellClifton Hall towerRomano-British settlement at Cragside WoodSkirsgill Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement, Romano-British farmstead, and Romano-British regular aggregate field systemRound cairn 285m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham FellMelkinthorpe medieval settlement, part of its associated open field system and the site of Melkinthorpe HallRound cairn 280m south-east of The Cockpit stone circleRound cairn on Askham Fell, 270m north of The Cop StoneRound cairn 50m north east of White Raise round cairn, Askham FellRing cairn on Knipescar Common south of Inscar PlantationRound cairn 515m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham FellBowl barrow 850m WSW of Yanwath Woodhouse FarmMoated site and annexe east of Setterahpark WoodRound cairn 680m ENE of Dalefoot.
