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 660m north east of The Cockpit, Askham FellBowl barrow 350m north east of The WreayBrougham Roman fort (Brocavum) and civil settlement and Brougham CastleTowtop Kirk early Christian enclosureSewborrans standing stone 400m south west of SewborwensSettlement 1/3 mile (540m) ENE of Brougham CastleThe Giant's Grave - Two Anglian cross-shafts and four hogback stones in St Andrew's churchyard, PenrithRound cairn on Askham Fell, 335m north of the Cop StoneStone bridge, Cawdale BeckMoated site and annexe east of Setterahpark WoodRound cairn 50m north east of White Raise round cairn, Askham FellLong cairn 330m east of MossthornThe Countess PillarRoman marching camp 450yds (410m) NE of BrovacumLong cairn 370m ESE of Mossthorn FarmCastlesteads multivallate prehistoric defended enclosureMayburgh hengeRound cairn 580m north east of The Cockpit, Askham FellBridge over Heltondale Beck 550ft (170m) S of WidewathRomano-British settlement at Cragside WoodLong barrow on Trainford BrowRing cairn on Askham Fell including The Cop StoneRound cairn on Heughscar HillRing cairn on Askham Fell and four adjacent stonesKing Arthur's Round Table hengeStone circle 800m east of Wetheriggs PotteryThe Cockpit stone circle and seven adjacent clearance cairns, Moor DivockBowl barrow 80m east of Scarside PlantationAskham Fell stone alignmentSkirsgill Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement, Romano-British farmstead, and Romano-British regular aggregate field systemFour funerary cairns and a surrounding cairnfield on Threepow RaiseBridge over Heltondale Beck 250yds (230m) SSW of WidewathMelkinthorpe medieval settlement, part of its associated open field system and the site of Melkinthorpe HallThe Giant's Thumb - Anglian high cross in St Andrew's churchyard, PenrithRound cairn on Askham Fell, 270m north of The Cop StoneMoated site east of Newton ReignyRound cairn west of Riddingleys Top, Askham FellSt Ninian's preconquest monastic site, site of nucleated medieval settlement, St Ninian's Church and churchyardRound cairn 490m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham FellThe Old Kiln, Wetheriggs PotteryEamont BridgeLinear stone bank on Askham FellWhite Raise round cairn, Askham FellRing cairn on Knipescar Common south of Inscar PlantationTwo round cairns 415m and 420m NNE of The Cockpit, Moor DivockSettlement 100yds (90m) SE of Sceugh FarmClifton Hall towerRing cairn east of Threepow RaiseTwo standing stones and a round cairn south of CrooklandsRound cairn 475m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham FellRound cairn 285m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham FellRound barrow 150m east of Scarside PlantationSlight univallate hillfort in Scarside PlantationRoman road and enclosures SE of FrenchfieldRound cairn 680m ENE of DalefootLittle Round Table hengeBowl barrow 850m WSW of Yanwath Woodhouse FarmRound cairn 515m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham FellRing cairn on Knipescar CommonStanding stone 180m NNE of SkirsgillRound cairn 280m south-east of The Cockpit stone circleRomano-British settlement and regular aggregate field system north of Yanwath WoodStrickland's Pele Tower and Penrith CastleRound cairn 520m north east of The Cockpit, Askham FellRound cairn 490m ENE of Rough Hill Tarn.
