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 WoodRing cairn on Knipescar Common south of Inscar PlantationRound cairn 280m south-east of The Cockpit stone circleLinear stone bank on Askham FellStone circle 800m east of Wetheriggs PotteryThe Giant's Thumb - Anglian high cross in St Andrew's churchyard, PenrithAskham Fell stone alignmentRing cairn east of Threepow RaiseRound cairn 515m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham FellRound barrow 150m east of Scarside PlantationRound cairn 520m north east of The Cockpit, Askham FellBridge over Heltondale Beck 550ft (170m) S of WidewathRound cairn 50m north east of White Raise round cairn, Askham FellMoated site east of Newton ReignySlight univallate hillfort in Scarside PlantationEamont BridgeRound cairn 490m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham FellSkirsgill Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement, Romano-British farmstead, and Romano-British regular aggregate field systemRing cairn on Knipescar CommonBowl barrow 350m north east of The WreayRound cairn 475m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham FellThe Giant's Grave - Two Anglian cross-shafts and four hogback stones in St Andrew's churchyard, PenrithBowl barrow 850m WSW of Yanwath Woodhouse FarmRound cairn west of Riddingleys Top, Askham FellClifton Hall towerTowtop Kirk early Christian enclosureFour funerary cairns and a surrounding cairnfield on Threepow RaiseStanding stone 180m NNE of SkirsgillMayburgh hengeRound cairn on Heughscar HillMelkinthorpe medieval settlement, part of its associated open field system and the site of Melkinthorpe HallRoman marching camp 450yds (410m) NE of BrovacumBowl barrow 80m east of Scarside PlantationBrougham Roman fort (Brocavum) and civil settlement and Brougham CastleLittle Round Table hengeRound cairn on Askham Fell, 335m north of the Cop StoneRomano-British settlement and regular aggregate field system north of Yanwath WoodThe Cockpit stone circle and seven adjacent clearance cairns, Moor DivockTwo round cairns 415m and 420m NNE of The Cockpit, Moor DivockCastlesteads multivallate prehistoric defended enclosureSewborrans standing stone 400m south west of SewborwensThe Countess PillarMoated site and annexe east of Setterahpark WoodSt Ninian's preconquest monastic site, site of nucleated medieval settlement, St Ninian's Church and churchyardLong cairn 330m east of MossthornWhite Raise round cairn, Askham FellRound cairn 285m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham FellRoman road and enclosures SE of FrenchfieldLong barrow on Trainford BrowBridge over Heltondale Beck 250yds (230m) SSW of WidewathStrickland's Pele Tower and Penrith CastleStone bridge, Cawdale BeckTwo standing stones and a round cairn south of CrooklandsSettlement 1/3 mile (540m) ENE of Brougham CastleRing cairn on Askham Fell and four adjacent stonesKing Arthur's Round Table hengeSettlement 100yds (90m) SE of Sceugh FarmRound cairn 660m north east of The Cockpit, Askham FellThe Old Kiln, Wetheriggs PotteryRound cairn 490m ENE of Rough Hill TarnRing cairn on Askham Fell including The Cop StoneRound cairn 680m ENE of DalefootRound cairn on Askham Fell, 270m north of The Cop StoneLong cairn 370m ESE of Mossthorn FarmRound cairn 580m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell.
