Tarset Castle
55°09′47″N 2°20′02″W / 55.163°N 2.334°W / 55.163; -2.334
Tarset Castle is a ruin near Tarset in Northumberland.
History
A licence to crenellate was granted to John Comyn in 1267, and the castle was built half a mile south-west of the present village of Tarset.[1] The castle, which had four square corner turrets, was destroyed by the Scots shortly after the Battle of Bannockburn in June 1314.[1] All that remains now is some stone foundations on top of a mound.[2]
The remains of the castle are a Grade II* listed structure.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Tarset Castle". North of the Tyne. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "Tarset Castle". BBC. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ Historic England. "TARSET CASTLE (1156449)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- v
- t
- e
England - Castles in North East England
- Auckland
- Barnard
- Bowes
- Brancepeth
- Cotherstone
- Durham
- Lambton
- Lumley
- Raby
- Walworth
- Alnwick
- Aydon
- Bamburgh
- Belford
- Bellingham
- Bellister
- Belsay
- Berwick
- Blenkinsopp
- Bothal
- Bywell
- Callaly
- Cartington
- Chillingham
- Chipchase
- Coupland
- Cresswell
- Dally
- Dilston
- Dunstanburgh
- Edlingham
- Elsdon
- Etal
- Featherstone
- Ford
- Haggerston
- Halton
- Haltwhistle
- Harbottle
- Haughton
- Langley
- Lindisfarne
- Mitford
- Morpeth
- Norham
- Ponteland
- Prudhoe
- Rothley
- Tarset
- Thirlwall
- Twizell
- Wark (on Tweed)
- Wark (on Tyne)
- Warkworth
- Widdrington
- Skelton
- Wilton
Also See: Castles in England