Cockermouth Castle

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 was owned by Lady Egremont until her death in 2013.^[1]

See also

• Castles in Great Britain and Ireland
• List of castles in England

References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Cockermouth Castle". Retrieved 1 January 2013. 
2. ↑ Bradbury, J. Bernard History of Cockermouth Richard Byers 1995 p.238 ISBN 0952981203

External links

• Historic England. "Ruins (71651)". Images of England. 
• Historic England. "Inhabited part (71652)". Images of England. 
• 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 / 54.66552; -3.36122