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Cockermouth Castle
Staindrop, June 11.
Mr. URBAN,
WITH this you will receive a drawing of Cockermouth castle,
Cumberland; which I took but a few days ago; and, as I am
informed no similar view has ever been published, I
apprehend it will readily find a place in your valuable
Miscellany. This castle stands upon a hill South of the
river Dirwent, and West of the Cocker; it is very strong,
and the walls are 600 yards in compass. On the East side,
over the gate-way, are the arms of the Moltons,
Humphranvilles, Lucys, and Percys. In this place are the
remains of a vaulted cellar, and some walls of a chapel. It
is supposed to have been built soon after the Conquest by
William de Meschines.
S. R.
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