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:
Romano-British settlement at Cragside WoodCastlesteads multivallate prehistoric defended enclosureRound cairn on Askham Fell, 335m north of the Cop StoneRound cairn on Heughscar HillBridge over Heltondale Beck 550ft (170m) S of WidewathSewborrans standing stone 400m south west of SewborwensAskham Fell stone alignmentLittle Round Table hengeRing cairn on Askham Fell including The Cop StoneMoated site east of Newton ReignyClifton Hall towerBowl barrow 350m north east of The WreayLong cairn 330m east of MossthornBowl barrow 850m WSW of Yanwath Woodhouse FarmStrickland's Pele Tower and Penrith CastleSettlement 1/3 mile (540m) ENE of Brougham CastleSkirsgill Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement, Romano-British farmstead, and Romano-British regular aggregate field systemEamont BridgeRound cairn 680m ENE of DalefootRound cairn 515m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham FellRound cairn 490m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham FellRound barrow 150m east of Scarside PlantationRound cairn 580m north east of The Cockpit, Askham FellBowl barrow 80m east of Scarside PlantationStone bridge, Cawdale BeckRound cairn 520m north east of The Cockpit, Askham FellRound cairn 285m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham FellRound cairn 660m north east of The Cockpit, Askham FellMelkinthorpe medieval settlement, part of its associated open field system and the site of Melkinthorpe HallRound cairn on Askham Fell, 270m north of The Cop StoneMayburgh hengeThe Old Kiln, Wetheriggs PotteryBrougham Roman fort (Brocavum) and civil settlement and Brougham CastleStanding stone 180m NNE of SkirsgillRing cairn on Askham Fell and four adjacent stonesRing cairn on Knipescar Common south of Inscar PlantationRound cairn 475m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham FellRomano-British settlement and regular aggregate field system north of Yanwath WoodRound cairn 490m ENE of Rough Hill TarnThe Cockpit stone circle and seven adjacent clearance cairns, Moor DivockRing cairn on Knipescar CommonThe Countess PillarLong cairn 370m ESE of Mossthorn FarmRoman marching camp 450yds (410m) NE of BrovacumTwo round cairns 415m and 420m NNE of The Cockpit, Moor DivockMoated site and annexe east of Setterahpark WoodRoman road and enclosures SE of FrenchfieldThe Giant's Grave - Two Anglian cross-shafts and four hogback stones in St Andrew's churchyard, PenrithStone circle 800m east of Wetheriggs PotteryThe Giant's Thumb - Anglian high cross in St Andrew's churchyard, PenrithTwo standing stones and a round cairn south of CrooklandsSt Ninian's preconquest monastic site, site of nucleated medieval settlement, St Ninian's Church and churchyardRound cairn west of Riddingleys Top, Askham FellRing cairn east of Threepow RaiseSettlement 100yds (90m) SE of Sceugh FarmSlight univallate hillfort in Scarside PlantationTowtop Kirk early Christian enclosureKing Arthur's Round Table hengeRound cairn 50m north east of White Raise round cairn, Askham FellRound cairn 280m south-east of The Cockpit stone circleLinear stone bank on Askham FellLong barrow on Trainford BrowBridge over Heltondale Beck 250yds (230m) SSW of WidewathFour funerary cairns and a surrounding cairnfield on Threepow RaiseWhite Raise round cairn, Askham Fell.
