Castle Hewin

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Castle Hewen; Castle Luen; Castellewyn; Castlehewings

In the civil parish of Hesket.
In the historic county of Cumberland (Modern Authority of Cumbria, 1974 county of Cumbria).

Castle, King writes tower, of probable medieval origin, recorded as ruined by Leyland in 1553. Also recorded by Hutchinson in 1794. The site was ploughed out and all that remains is a depression near the summit. Jackson thinks probably refers to a vanished Iron Age fort. However, late C18 record of site reads 'the remains of a very strong building are 233ft by 147ft beside a small one at one corner 49ft sq. The foundations still appear faced with large stones of ashlar work, in some places 8ft in thickness' apparently had circular curtain wall. Excavated in 1978-9 and found to be Romano-British. Chandler transcribes Leland as "Six miles from Carlisle in Inglewood Forest may be seen the ruins of a castle called Castel Luen. I must remember to find out from the [Antonine] Itinerary the positions of the old towns."

This site has been described as a;
Masonry Castle
Tower House.
This site is rejected as a medieval fortification or palace.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is NY48544627

Modern Map from Good for landscape form and features	Modern Map from Good for general location
Air Photo from	1st edition OS Map from

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 11326

County Sites and Monuments Record number; 709