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Corby Castle, Great Corby

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

Tower house built in C13, encased in later buildings with additions of circa 1630 and circa 1690. The present facade was built between April 1812 and September 1817, by Peter Nicholson for Henry Howard. It is constructed in neo-classical style in red sandstone ashlar, with slate roofs. It has three-storeys, with five bays to the south front, which has tetrastyle Greek Doric porch, flanked by an arcaded loggia.

This site has been described as a;
Tower House.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Masonry footings remains.


This site is a Grade 1 listed building protected by law*. (Images of England number 77719)

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is NY47085419

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PastScape number; 11521

County Sites and Monuments Record number; 3817

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*The listed building may not be the actual medieval building, but a building on the site of, or incorporating fragments of, the described site.

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This record last updated on Friday, April 6, 2007

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