Hayton Castle

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Hayton Castle is a fortified house situated to the North-East of the village of Hayton in Cumbria.

History

The castle is a 14th or 15th century tower house; extended in the 16th and 17th centuries and converted into a house.[1] Hayton Castle is a simple rectangular house, with windows from three periods - 15th Century, Elizabethan and Georgian. There are very thick walls, and there's a barrel vault in the basement - indicating a fortified house.[2] During the 17th century it was occupied by a branch of the Musgrave family.[3] It was officially listed as a Grade I building on 11 April 1967.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Hayton Castle". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-03-08. 
  2. ↑ "Hayton Castle". visitcumbria.com. Retrieved 16 March 2012. 
  3. ↑  Lee, Sidney, ed. (1893). "Lowther, Richard". Dictionary of National Biography 34. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 
  4. ↑ "British Listed Buildings". Retrieved 10 March 2012. 

Coordinates: 54°45′45″N 3°23′03″W / 54.762593°N 3.384152°W / 54.762593; -3.384152

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