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Irthington; The Nook
In the civil parish of Irthington.
In the historic county of Cumberland (Modern Authority of Cumbria, 1974 county of Cumbria).
Earthwork remains of a Medieval motte measuring 96ft by 75ft with a tower at the south angle. There is no visible sign of a bailey, but this was supposed to be to south east. Motte probably built in 1160's by Hubert de Vaux or his son Robert. Tower probably mid C13. A Mediaeval manor house which was probably adjacent to the motte, was demolished prior to 1603. Farmhouse called the Nook in the bailey where there are reports of building foundations, Farm itself probably built with reused stone. Castle attributed to De Vallibus, abandoned for Naworth.
This site has been described as a;
Masonry Castle
Timber Castle.
The confidence
that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Uncertain remains.
This site is a scheduled
monument protected by law.
The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is NY49936151
PastScape number;
11589
County Sites and Monuments Record number; 217
Books
- Perriam, Denis and Robinson, John, 1998, The Medieval Fortified Buildings of Cumbria (CWAAS) p159
Salter, Mike, 1998, The Castles and Tower Houses of Cumbria (Malvern) p62
Pettifer, A., 1995, English Castles, A guide by counties (Woodbridge) p48 [slight]
Jackson, M.J.,1990, Castles of Cumbria (Carel Press) p63
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p87
Curwen, J.F., 1913, Castles and Fortified Towers of Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire North of the Sands (Kendal) p23
Mackenzie, J.D., 1897, Castles of England (Heinemann) Vol2 p317
Maclauchlan, H., 1858, Memoir Written during a Survey of the Roman Wall p67-9
Journal Articles
- Collingwood, W.G., 1923, Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society Vol23 p209
Graham, T.H.B., 1912, 'Extinct Cumberland Castles' Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society Vol12 p181-7
1878-9, Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society Vol4 p484-5
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