Pennington Castle Hill

In the civil parish of Pennington.
In the historic county of Lancashire (Modern Authority of Cumbria, 1974 county of Cumbria).

Earthwork remains of a Medieval ringwork, comprising a rampart and outer ditch on the slopes of Pennington Beck. The defended quadrant-shaped enclosure measures 156ft by 132ft. Supposed precessor to Muncaster. Held by Penningtons as late as 1318, though they moved to Muncaster c. 1242

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

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SD25777774

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 37766

Books

Perriam, Denis and Robinson, John, 1998, The Medieval Fortified Buildings of Cumbria (CWAAS)
Salter, Mike, 1998, The Castles and Tower Houses of Cumbria (Malvern) p99 [slight]
Pettifer, A., 1995, English Castles, A guide by counties (Woodbridge) p274 [slight]
Jackson, M.J.,1990, Castles of Cumbria (Carel Press) p79
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p246
Gibson, Leslie Irving, 1977, Lancashire Castles and Towers (Dalesman Books)
Curwen, J.F., 1913, Castles and Fortified Towers of Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire North of the Sands (Kendal) p37
Cowper, 1908, in Farrer, Wm and Brownbill, J.(eds), VCH Lancaster Vol2 p555-6
Barber, H., 1894, Furness and Cartmel Notes p224
West, T., 1805, Antiquites of Furness p407-9

Journal Articles

Higham, Mary, 1991, 'The Mottes of North Lancashire, Lonsdale and South Cumbria' Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society Vol91 p79-90
King, D.J.C. and Alcock, L., 1969, 'Ringworks in England and Wales' Château Gaillard Vol3 p90-127
Forde-Johnston, J., 1962, Transactions of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society Vol72 p12
Cowper, H. Swainson, 1906, Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society Vol6 p316
Cowper, H. Swainson, 1893, Archaeologia Vol53 p424-6

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