Cockermouth Castle
Cockermouth Castle is a castle in the town of Cockermouth in the English county of Cumbria , which is partly in ruins. The castle at the mouth of the Cocker in the Derwent is of English Heritage listed as a historic building, first degree and is considered a Scheduled Monument .
history
The first castle, a Motte , was built by the Normans at Cockermouth in 1134 . Some of the building blocks required for this came from the former Roman settlement of Derventio (now the village of Papcastle ). In the 13th and 14th centuries, significant additions were made to the castle. The castle played an essential role in the Wars of the Roses , as well as in the English Civil War . In the latter conflict, it was badly damaged.
Various lords owned the castle; the best known were the Percys, Earls of Northumberland from the 15th to the 17th centuries. In the 18th century it fell to the Wyndham family , who still own it today. The widow Lady Egremont lived in the castle until her death in 2013 .
Conservation and public access
The castle is partly inhabited and mostly in good condition. However, some parts of the building are falling into disrepair, so that the ensemble was included in the Heritage at Risk register.
The castle was opened to the public as part of the Heritage Open Days .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Cockermouth Castle . Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ↑ Cockermouth Castle . Heritage Open Days. September 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ^ J. Bernard Bradbury: History of Cockermouth . Richard Byers, Cockermouth 1995. ISBN 0-952981-20-3 . P. 238.
Web links and sources
- Cockermouth Castle (Uninhabited Parts) . Images of England.
- Cockermouth Castle (Residence of Lord Egremont) . Images of England.
- Cockermouth Castle bell tower and kitchen tower, Cockermouth . Heritage at Risk Register.
- Cockermouth Castle . Ecastles.
- Plantagenet Somerset Fry: The David & Charles Book of Castles , David & Charles, Newton Abbott 1980. ISBN 0-7153-7976-3
Coordinates: 54 ° 39 '55.9 " N , 3 ° 21' 40.4" W.