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Gate Castle, Stanhope
Also known as, or recorded in historical
documents as; Gaitte; Gates
In the civil parish of Stanhope.
In the historic county of Durham; County Palatinate of (Modern Authority of Durham, 1974 county of County Durham).
SMR report reads "The remains form a rectangle 17m east-west x 7m north-south. The north, east and west walls are of coursed rubble masonry and stand to a maximum height of 1.4m and are spread to a width of 2m. The south wall is visible as a grass-covered bank 1m wide x 0.2m high. No entrance is visible. Abutting the remains are the foundations of a possible wing projecting to the south, measuring 9m x 5m, making the building L-shaped in plan." but it seems, from Jackson, that this is a late C19 description of the remains and that the site was entirely demolished about 1900. No remains obvious on aerial photos. Described as southern gate of medieval deerpark. I'm not sure if there is any evidence this was fortified or if this gatehouse is being confused with the nearby Westgate castle, the park to which it is the gatehouse of.
This site has been described as a;
Pele Tower.
The confidence
that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Cropmarks/slight earthworks remains.
The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is NY94103791
PastScape number;
18008
County Sites and Monuments Record number; D2301
- Web site links
- Books
- Salter, Mike, 2002, The Castles and Tower Houses of County Durham (Malvern) p33
Jackson, M.J., 1996, Castles of Durham and Cleveland (Carlise) p64
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p139 [possible]
Hildyard, E.J.W., 1957, Archaeology of Weardale: summaries of research 1945-47 (revised and amplified 1957) and summary of research 1953-54
Lee, J., 1950, Weardale Memories and Traditions p93
Gould, Chalkley, 1905, in Page, Wm (ed), VCH Durham Vol1 p362
Boyle, J.R., 1892, Comprehensive Guide to the County of Durham (Newcastle) p521
- Journal Articles
- 1905, Publications of the Surtees Society Vol111 p186
1900-4, Transactions of the Weardale Naturalists’ Field Club Vol1 p102
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