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:
St Ninian's preconquest monastic site, site of nucleated medieval settlement, St Ninian's Church and churchyardBridge over Heltondale Beck 250yds (230m) SSW of WidewathRing cairn on Askham Fell including The Cop StoneRing cairn on Askham Fell and four adjacent stonesRing cairn on Knipescar Common south of Inscar PlantationLong barrow on Trainford BrowKing Arthur's Round Table hengeRound cairn 490m ENE of Rough Hill TarnClifton Hall towerSettlement 100yds (90m) SE of Sceugh FarmCastlesteads multivallate prehistoric defended enclosureTowtop Kirk early Christian enclosureRound barrow 150m east of Scarside PlantationEamont BridgeRound cairn west of Riddingleys Top, Askham FellRound cairn 280m south-east of The Cockpit stone circleThe Giant's Grave - Two Anglian cross-shafts and four hogback stones in St Andrew's churchyard, PenrithRomano-British settlement at Cragside WoodMayburgh hengeThe Cockpit stone circle and seven adjacent clearance cairns, Moor DivockSewborrans standing stone 400m south west of SewborwensRoman marching camp 450yds (410m) NE of BrovacumSkirsgill Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement, Romano-British farmstead, and Romano-British regular aggregate field systemTwo standing stones and a round cairn south of CrooklandsMoated site east of Newton ReignyStanding stone 180m NNE of SkirsgillRound cairn on Askham Fell, 270m north of The Cop StoneMoated site and annexe east of Setterahpark WoodThe Old Kiln, Wetheriggs PotteryMelkinthorpe medieval settlement, part of its associated open field system and the site of Melkinthorpe HallStone circle 800m east of Wetheriggs PotteryRound cairn 490m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham FellBrougham Roman fort (Brocavum) and civil settlement and Brougham CastleThe Giant's Thumb - Anglian high cross in St Andrew's churchyard, PenrithRound cairn 515m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham FellTwo round cairns 415m and 420m NNE of The Cockpit, Moor DivockRing cairn on Knipescar CommonBowl barrow 350m north east of The WreaySettlement 1/3 mile (540m) ENE of Brougham CastleRound cairn 520m north east of The Cockpit, Askham FellLong cairn 370m ESE of Mossthorn FarmRoman road and enclosures SE of FrenchfieldThe Countess PillarRound cairn 50m north east of White Raise round cairn, Askham FellBowl barrow 80m east of Scarside PlantationBridge over Heltondale Beck 550ft (170m) S of WidewathStone bridge, Cawdale BeckFour funerary cairns and a surrounding cairnfield on Threepow RaiseSlight univallate hillfort in Scarside PlantationRound cairn on Askham Fell, 335m north of the Cop StoneRound cairn 285m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham FellRound cairn 580m north east of The Cockpit, Askham FellLinear stone bank on Askham FellRound cairn 475m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham FellBowl barrow 850m WSW of Yanwath Woodhouse FarmAskham Fell stone alignmentRound cairn 660m north east of The Cockpit, Askham FellRound cairn 680m ENE of DalefootWhite Raise round cairn, Askham FellRomano-British settlement and regular aggregate field system north of Yanwath WoodRound cairn on Heughscar HillRing cairn east of Threepow RaiseStrickland's Pele Tower and Penrith CastleLong cairn 330m east of MossthornLittle Round Table henge.
