Coupland Bridge 1

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Warcop; Copeland

In the civil parish of Murton.
In the historic county of Westmorland (Modern Authority of Cumbria, 1974 county of Cumbria).

Small distance from Coupland Beck bridge, there was, in ancient times, a round tower, or castle, the diameter of which, within the walls, was forty paces, "and the thickness of the walls including rubbish, was ten yards." - Mannix & Co.,History, Topography and Directory of Westmorland, 1851. - Harvey calls this a peel, otherwise the site is described as a possible ringwork. The PastScape record is 'Earthwork remains of an oval mound measuring 60ft by 40ft. Masonry was visible on the site in C18. It is possibly a motte. Scheduled as an earthwork.'

This site has been described as a;
Pele Tower
Timber Castle.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Earthworks remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is NY70971898

PastScape number; 14890

Books

Perriam, Denis and Robinson, John, 1998, The Medieval Fortified Buildings of Cumbria (CWAAS) p269
Salter, Mike, 1998, The Castles and Tower Houses of Cumbria (Malvern) p97 [slight]
Jackson, M.J.,1990, Castles of Cumbria (Carel Press) p50
Sowerby, R., 1950 (2edn), Historic Kirkby Stephen and North Westmorland p60
Harvey, Alfred, 1911, Castles and Walled Towns of England (Methuen and Co)
RCHME, 1936, An inventory of the historical monuments in Westmorland (HMSO) p179
1851, History, Topography and Directory of Westmorland (Mannix and Co) p194
Nicolson, J. and Burn, R., 1777, History and Antiquites of Cumberland and Westmorland Vol1 p610

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Coupland Bridge 1

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is NY70971898

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