Widdrington Castle
Widdrington Castle is an Outbound castle in the village of Widdrington , about 1.6 km from the North Sea coast , in the English county of Northumberland . Today only earthworks remain from the former residential tower .
The estate has belonged to the Widdrington family since the 12th century . In 1341 Gerald Widdrington received royal permission to fortify his house (English: "License to Crenellate"). It was rebuilt as a mansion at the beginning of the 17th century . Contemporary engravings show a large tower with watch towers at the corners, similar to Belsay Castle , which is still preserved today .
William Widdrington, 1st Baron Widdrington , married the heiress of Blankney Hall in Lincolnshire in 1643 and the castle ceased to be the family seat.
The estate of William Widdrington, 4th Baron Widdrington , was confiscated and sold by the Crown following an allegation of treason for his participation in the Jacobite Rising in 1715. In 1720 the castle is described as a ruin in a report .
The new owners rebuilt the castle in 1772, but the buildings were later destroyed by fire. A second attempt at rebuilding was more successful, but the resulting neo-Gothic castle was demolished in 1862.
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Coordinates: 55 ° 15 ′ 14.4 " N , 1 ° 35 ′ 56.4" W.