Cockermouth Castle
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Cockermouth Castle in 2004
Cockermouth Castle (grid reference NY123309) is in the town of Cockermouth in Cumbria on a site by the junction of the Rivers Cocker and Derwent. It is a grade I listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
History
The first castle on this site was built by the Normans in 1134.[1] Various magnates held it, the most prominent being the Percy Earls of Northumberland from the 1400s to 1600s.[2] Significant additions were made in the 13th and 14th centuries.[1] The castle played a significant role in the Wars of the Roses, and in the Civil War, when it was badly damaged.[1]
Cockermouth Castle is currently (2007) owned by Pamela Lady Egremont.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Cockermouth Castle". Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ↑ Bradbury, J. Bernard History of Cockermouth Richard Byers 1995 p.238 ISBN 0952981203
External links
- Details from listed building database (71651) (ruins). Images of England. English Heritage.
- Details from listed building database (71652) (inhabited part). Images of England. English Heritage.
- Heritage at Risk: Cockermouth+Castle
- Ecastles site
- Holiday Lakeland
- Fry, Plantagenet Somerset, The David & Charles Book of Castles, David & Charles, 1980. ISBN 0-7153-7976-3
Coordinates: 54°39′56″N 3°21′40″W / 54.66552°N 3.36122°W
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