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List of the medieval fortified sites of the historic county of Westmorland

Certain
Probable
Questionable or Doubtful
Rejected
Confidence is a statement of the site as a medieval fortification or palace
Name
Alternative Name(s)
Type
Remains
Appleby Castle Appleby in Westmorland; Ceasers Tower; Appelbi; Apelbi Timber Castle , Masonry Castle major building
Arnside Tower Armside Tower House masonry ruins/remnants
Askham Hall Ascum; Ascom Pele Tower masonry ruins/remnants
Askham Village Defences Ascum; Ascom Urban Defence major building
Barton Church of St Michael Fortified Ecclesiastical site major building
Barton Kirk Barton Church Farm Fortified Manor House , Bastle masonry ruins/remnants
Beetham Castle Hill Dallam Park; Dee Park; Haverbrack Timber Castle , Masonry Castle earthwork
Beetham Hall Betham; Bytham; Bitham Fortified Manor House masonry ruins/remnants
Benson Hall, Scalthwaiterigg Pele Tower masonry ruins/remnants
Bewley Castle Buley Palace , Fortified Manor House masonry ruins/remnants
Borrowdale Dyke Linear Defence or Dyke no visible
Brough Castle Burc; Burg; Burgo; Burgh under Staynesmore; Masonry Castle masonry ruins/remnants
Brougham Castle Broome; Brouham; Browham; Bruham; Brum; Burgham; Brouham Masonry Castle major building
Brougham Hall Fortified Manor House , Pele Tower masonry ruins/remnants
Burneside Hall, Strickland Roger Pele Tower masonry ruins/remnants
Burton Hall, Warcop Fortified Manor House no visible
Calgarth Hall Calfgarth Pele Tower masonry ruins/remnants
Cappleside Hall, Beetham Capulside; Cappelside; Cabblethwaite; Capilsyd Pele Tower masonry ruins/remnants
Cliburn Hall Pele Tower masonry ruins/remnants
Clifton Hall Pele Tower major building
Coatflatt Hall Coatflat Hall Pele Tower , Fortified Manor House no visible
Colby Tower Pele Tower no visible
Collinfield Collin Field Fortified Manor House major building
Coupland Bridge 1 Warcop; Copeland Timber Castle , Pele Tower earthwork
Cowmire Hall, Crosthwaite and Lyth Cawmire; Comer; Calmire Pele Tower masonry ruins/remnants
Crackenthorpe Hall Mali Catuli Pele Tower no visible
Crake Trees Craik Trees Pele Tower masonry ruins/remnants
Crosby Ravensworth Hall Crosby Hall Fortified Manor House , Pele Tower cropmark/slight earthwork
Culgaith Culchet; Chulch Timber Castle no visible
Cunswick Hall Camswik; Coneswic; Coningeswyk Fortified Manor House , Pele Tower masonry ruins/remnants
Dallam Tower Pele Tower no visible
Dalton in Westmorland Dalton Old Hall Pele Tower masonry footings
Dockwray Hall, Kendal Dockray Hall; Dockwra Hall; Dockera Hall Pele Tower no visible
Gale Bay moat, Barton Trostetmont; Trostermosit; Triestmont; Tristermont; Hodgson's Hill Fortified Manor House earthwork
Godmond Hall, Strickland Roger Godmund; Goodmond Pele Tower masonry ruins/remnants
Grange Hall, Asby Pele Tower major building
Grayrigg Hall Fortified Manor House no visible
Great Asby Rectory Pele Tower major building
Great Ormside Hall Pele Tower major building
Hartley Castle Harcla; Hardcla; Hardeley; Martley Fortified Manor House , Pele Tower masonry ruins/remnants
Hartsop Hall Pele Tower masonry footings
Hazelslack Tower Beetham 2; Helslack Pele Tower major building
Helbeck Hall Hill Beck; Helsbeck; Hillbeck; Hillebeck; Hellbeck Pele Tower no visible
Heversham Hall Pele Tower masonry ruins/remnants
Hollin How Hollin Hall; Nether Stavely; Crook Hall; Thwatterden-hall Pele Tower major building
Hornby Hall Pele Tower masonry ruins/remnants
Howgill Castle Tower House major building
Kendal Castle Kirby Kendal; Kendall Timber Castle , Masonry Castle masonry ruins/remnants
Kendal Castle Howe Castle How; Castle Law; Castle how-hill; Castle Low Hill Timber Castle earthwork
Kentmere Hall Pele Tower masonry ruins/remnants
Killington Hall Killaton Pele Tower major building
Kirkby Lonsdale Cockpit Hill The Cockpit; Cockpit Hill; Kirby Lonsdale Timber Castle cropmark/slight earthwork
Lammerside Castle Dolorous Tower Tower House masonry ruins/remnants
Lamrick Tower Lambrigg Pele Tower no visible
Levens Hall Pele Tower masonry ruins/remnants
Little Strickland Low Hall Pele Tower no visible
Lowther Castle Stead Castlesteads; Castellum de Lauudre Timber Castle , Pele Tower masonry footings
Lowther Hall Lowther Castle; Louder Pele Tower no visible
Maulds Meaburn Hall Meaburn Hall; Medburn; Maudesmeburn Tower House no visible
Middleton Hall Fortified Manor House major building
Milburn Village Urban Defence major building
Musgrave Hallgarth Calf Garth Fortified Manor House cropmark/slight earthwork
Nether Levens Hall Pele Tower , Fortified Manor House no visible
Nether Staveley Old Hall Asthwaithe Hall Pele Tower masonry ruins/remnants
Newbiggin Hall in Westmoreland Tower House major building
Newby Hall Newby Stones Pele Tower masonry footings
Ormside Church of St James Ormshed Fortified Ecclesiastical site major building
Ormside Ringwork Great Ormside Timber Castle uncertain
Pendragon Castle Mallerstrang; Mallustang Timber Castle , Masonry Castle , Tower House masonry ruins/remnants
Preston Patrick Hall Fortified Manor House , Pele Tower major building
Ravenstonedale Church Pele Pele Tower masonry footings
Rosgill Shap Rossgill Pele Tower no visible
Selside Hall Selsat Pele Tower masonry ruins/remnants
Setterah Park Saterhou; Settorow Park Fortified Manor House earthwork
Sizergh Castle Siserge; Siser Fortified Manor House , Pele Tower major building
Skelsmergh Hall Pele Tower major building
Smardale Hall Motte Timber Castle cropmark/slight earthwork
Smardale Hall Pele Pele Tower masonry ruins/remnants
Sockbridge Hall Pele Tower no visible
Tebay Castle Howe Castle How Timber Castle earthwork
Temple Sowerby Village Urban Defence major building
Thornthwaite Hall, Bampton Pele Tower masonry ruins/remnants
Ubarrow Hall Yewbarrow Hall; Ubery-hall Pele Tower major building
Warcop Castle Hill Wardcop; Warcoppe Masonry Castle no visible
Warcop Tower Pele Tower no visible
Wharton Hall Fortified Manor House uncertain
Whelp Castle, Kirkby Thore Castellum Welp; Wheallep; Wellop; Whellop Masonry Castle , Fortified Manor House no visible
Yanwath Hall Yane-which; Yainwath; Yaneworth; Yavenewith Fortified Manor House , Pele Tower major building
Acorn Bank Temple Sowerby Manor-house Fortified Manor House masonry footings
Arthur's Castle King Arthur's Round Table Timber Castle earthwork
Barton Fell, The Castle, Askham Uncertain no visible
Barwise Hall Berwise Bastle masonry ruins/remnants
Beetham Pasonage Farm Old Parsonage Farmhouse; Haverbrack Hall; The College; College of St Mary Fortified Manor House masonry ruins/remnants
Blease Hall Bleaze Hall Fortified Manor House major building
Burton in Kendal Church of St James Fortified Ecclesiastical site , Pele Tower major building
Casterton Old Hall Low Casterton; Beckside Pele Tower no visible
Casterton Old Manor High Casterton Fortified Manor House masonry ruins/remnants
Castle Crag Kentmere Uncertain no visible
Castle Crags Bampton Castle Crag; Mardale Timber Castle uncertain
Castle Dairy, Kendal Fortified Town House major building
Castle Folds Castlesteads Uncertain uncertain
Castleber Warcop Timber Castle no visible
Clifton Motte Timber Castle cropmark/slight earthwork
Cobble Castle, Kirkby Thore Bastle cropmark/slight earthwork
Coupland Bridge 2 Copeland Timber Castle earthwork
Crosby Ravensworth Dyke Linear Defence or Dyke cropmark/slight earthwork
Eastfield Syke Kiln Hill Fortified Manor House earthwork
Ellergill Fortified Manor House no visible
Gilthwaiterigg, Kendal Pele Tower masonry ruins/remnants
Green Castle, Dun Fell Greencastle, Dunfell Timber Castle cropmark/slight earthwork
Hartley 'settlement' Timber Castle uncertain
Hawes Bridge Bodelford; Bothelford Timber Castle cropmark/slight earthwork
Hawes Hall Howes Fortified Manor House masonry ruins/remnants
Helsington Laithes Fortified Manor House , Pele Tower major building
High Biggins Old Hall Fortified Manor House major building
High Cross Timber Castle uncertain
Hilton Beacon Helton; Helton Beacon; Helton-Bacon Fortified Manor House , Pele Tower no visible
Kendal Castle Green Park mound Timber Castle masonry footings
Kendal High Gravestone Field Round Hill; Birds Park Farm; Sedbergh Road Timber Castle cropmark/slight earthwork
Kendal Round Hill Hall Garth Timber Castle cropmark/slight earthwork
Kendal Vicarage Drive mound Kirkbarrow Timber Castle cropmark/slight earthwork
Kirfit Hall Kerfitt Hall, Kirfitt Hall Pele Tower major building
Kirkby Stephen Rectory Grammer School Uncertain masonry footings
Kirkby Thore Hall Kirkbythore Pele Tower , Uncertain major building
Kitridding Swainshawbank Abbey; Swainshaw-bank Abbey; Kit-ridding Fortified Manor House , Pele Tower no visible
Murton Hall Fortified Manor House masonry ruins/remnants
Nether Hall in Westmoreland Netherhall Pele Tower , Bastle major building
Old Helsfell Hall Fortified Manor House major building
Patterdale Old Castle Grassthwaite Howe; Grassthwaitehow Timber Castle cropmark/slight earthwork
Raby Castle, Shap Tailbert; Thiefstead Uncertain no visible
Ravenstone Moat Timber Castle no visible
Reagill Grange Renegill Fortified Manor House , Fortified Ecclesiastical site masonry ruins/remnants
Rydal Mound The Mount Timber Castle earthwork
Rydal Old Hall Fortified Manor House masonry footings
Sandford Fortified Manor House masonry footings
Soulby Hall Fortified Manor House , Pele Tower no visible
Tarn House Ravenstonedale Fortified Manor House , Pele Tower masonry footings
Tebay Greenholme Castle Howe, Lower Greenholme Timber Castle cropmark/slight earthwork
Warcop Hall Fortified Manor House masonry ruins/remnants
Warcop Vicarage Moat Fortified Manor House no visible
Winderwath House Pele Tower masonry ruins/remnants

This listing was last updated on Sunday, August 27, 2017


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