Tarset Castle

Coordinates: 55°09′47″N 2°20′02″W / 55.163°N 2.334°W

Tarset Castle

The ruins of Tarset Castle (in the background)
Tarset Castle
 Tarset Castle shown within Northumberland
OS grid reference NY788854
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Tarset Castle is a ruin near Tarset in Northumberland.

History

A licence to crenellate was granted to John Comyn in 1267, and the castle was built half a mile south-west of the present village of Tarset.[1] The castle, which had four square corner turrets, was destroyed by the Scots shortly after the Battle of Bannockburn in June 1314.[1] All that remains now is some stone foundations on top of a mound.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Tarset Castle". North of the Tyne. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Tarset Castle". BBC. Retrieved 4 April 2015.