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Dunwalloght Castle
Also known as, or recorded in historical
documents as; Thornhill; Thorn Hill
In the civil parish of Cumrew.
In the historic county of Cumberland (Modern Authority of Cumbria, 1974 county of Cumbria).
Castle ruins, noted in a documentary sources of 1777 by Nicolson and Burn and by Hutchinson in 1794. Slight earthwork remains were visible at the site in 1972. There may be more than one phase of buildings present and further survey work is recommended. Quadranganglur enclosures formed by turf-covered building foundation. Perriam & Robinson don't give much information. Isolated position on mountain side but with view overlooking Eden valley. Date uncertain, could be post medieval. Jackson rejects as settlement site. From Mannix & Whellan 'In a field near the church may be seen the outline of an extensive quadrangle, and when Hutchinson wrote, there was, what he conceived, indications of a large edifice having occupied the spot. These have been conjectured to be the remains of Dunwalloght castle, but there is not the least evidence in support of this assumption; and when two small mounds were removed in 1832, not a single trace of masonry or foundation was found. The Dacres formerly possessed two small estates here, which were sold to Sir Christopher Musgrave; and Dugdale, in his Baronage, tells us that they had a castle called Dunwalloght, situated near the borders; but beyond this allusion nothing is known, either of its history or its site.' see also Dunmalloght (qv)
This site has been described as a;
Masonry Castle.
The confidence
that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Questionable.
Cropmarks/slight earthworks remains.
The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is NY55815021
PastScape number;
12554
County Sites and Monuments Record number; 560
Books
- Perriam, Denis and Robinson, John, 1998, The Medieval Fortified Buildings of Cumbria (CWAAS)
Jackson, M.J.,1990, Castles of Cumbria (Carel Press) p98
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p92, 100n84
1847, History, Gazetteer and Directory of Cumberland (Mannix and Whellan)
Hutchinson, W., 1794 (reprint 1974), History of Cumberland
Nicolson, J. and Burn, R., 1777, History and Antiquites of Cumberland and Westmorland Vol511
Journal Articles
- Graham, 1909, Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society Vol9 p218-20
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