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| High Head Castle, Skelton | ||
| High Head Castle | ||
| Highhead Castle | ||
| civil parish:- | Skelton (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | castle (burnt out shell) | |
| coordinates:- | NY40284333 (?) | |
| 1Km square:- | NY4043 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY44 | |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 38 4) placename:- Highhead Castle |
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| source data:- | Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25
inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton,
Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948. |
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| evidence:- | probably old map:- Saxton 1579 placename:- Highyate Castle |
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| source data:- | Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorlandiae et Cumberlandiae Comitatus ie Westmorland
and Cumberland, scale about 5 miles to 1 inch, by Christopher Saxton, London, engraved
by Augustinus Ryther, 1576, published 1579-1645. Sax9NY44.jpg Building with two towers, symbol for a castle. "Highyate cast:" item:- private collection : 2 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | probably old map:- Mercator 1595 (edn?) placename:- Highyate Castle |
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| source data:- | Map, hand coloured engraving, Northumbria, Cumberlandia, et
Dunelmensis Episcopatus, ie Northumberland, Cumberland and
Durham etc, scale about 6.5 miles to 1 inch, by Gerard Mercator,
Duisberg, Germany, about 1595. MER8CumC.jpg "Highyate ca." circle item:- JandMN : 169 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Speed 1611 (Cmd) placename:- Highyate Castle |
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| source data:- | Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumberland and the Ancient Citie
Carlile Described, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by John Speed,
1610, published by J Sudbury and George Humble, Popes Head
Alley, London, 1611-12. SP11NY44.jpg "Highyate cast." circle, building, tower item:- private collection : 16 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Jansson 1646 placename:- Highgate Castle |
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| source data:- | Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumbria and Westmoria, ie
Cumberland and Westmorland, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, by
John Jansson, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1646. JAN3NY44.jpg "Highgate cast." Buildings and tower with flag. item:- JandMN : 88 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | probably old map:- Sanson 1679 placename:- Higbyate |
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| source data:- | Map, hand coloured engraving, Ancien Royaume de Northumberland
aujourdhuy Provinces de Nort, ie the Ancient Kingdom of
Northumberland or the Northern Provinces, scale about 9.5 miles
to 1 inch, by Nicholas Sanson, Paris, France, 1679. click to enlargeSAN2Cm.jpg "Higbyate" circle, building and tower, flag; town? item:- Dove Cottage : 2007.38.15 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Seller 1694 (Cmd) placename:- Highgate Castle |
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| source data:- | Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 12 miles to 1
inch, by John Seller, 1694. click to enlargeSEL9.jpg "Highgate Cast." circle; castle item:- Dove Cottage : 2007.38.89 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | probably old map:- Morden 1695 (Cmd) placename:- Highgate Castle |
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| source data:- | Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 4 miles to 1
inch, by Robert Morden, 1695, published by Abel Swale, the
Unicorn, St Paul's Churchyard, Awnsham, and John Churchill, the
Black Swan, Paternoster Row, London, 1695-1715. MD12NY44.jpg "Highgate Castle" Circle, building with two towers. item:- JandMN : 90 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old print:- Buck 1739 placename:- High Head Castle item:- rent, a rose |
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| source data:- | Print, uncoloured engraving, The North West View of High Head Castle, in the County
of Cumberland, Skelton, Cumberland, drawn and engraved by Samuel and Nathaniel Buck,
published 1739. click to enlargeBU0207.jpg printed, top "THE NORTH-WEST VIEW OF HIGH-HEAD-CASTLE, IN THE COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND." printed, bottom "THIS castle which is founded upon a Rock, & the Court thereof is a natural Pavement, was possess'd in 18th Edw. III. by William le Engleys & in ye 48th. Year of ye same Kings Reign, by William Son of Radus Restwold, and was then holden of ye Crown in Capite by ye Service of paying thereto one Rose Yearly. Afterwards it came by Purchase to ye Family of ye Richmonds, in wch. it continued till ye 3d. Year of ye Reign of his late Majesty K. George, when ye last Male of that Family (Henry Richmond) died in his Bloom unmarried. His Mother Isabella was then married to Matthias Miller Esqr. her Second Husband, whom, as well as her former, She surviv'd without having Issue by him, & is ye present Proprietor & Occupier of this Castle. / Saml. &Nathl. Buck delin: et Sculp. Publish'd according to Act of Parliamt. March 26. 1739." item:- Armitt Library : 1959.67.7 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Badeslade 1742 placename:- Highgate Castle |
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| source data:- | Map, uncoloured engraving, A Map of Cumberland North from
London, scale about 11 miles to 1 inch, with descriptive text,
by Thomas Badeslade, London, engraved and published by William
Henry Toms, Union Court, Holborn, London, 1742. click to enlargeBD10.jpg "Highgate C." circle, italic lowercase text; village, hamlet or locality item:- JandMN : 115 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | probably old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760 placename:- Highgate Castle |
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| source data:- | Map, hand coloured engraving, A New Map of the Counties of
Cumberland and Westmoreland Divided into their Respective Wards,
scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Emanuel Bowen and Thomas
Kitchin et al, published by T Bowles, Robert Sayer, and John
Bowles, London, 1760. BO18NY34.jpg "Highgate Cas." circle and flag item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.10 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) placename:- Highhead Castle |
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| source data:- | Map, hand coloured engraving, 3x2 sheets, The County of Cumberland, scale about 1
inch to 1 mile, by Thomas Donald, engraved and published by Joseph Hodskinson, 29
Arundel Street, Strand, London, 1774. D4NY44SW.jpg "Highhead Castle / Mrs. Richmond" large building; a castle, house, avenue of trees, church item:- Carlisle Library : Map 2 Image © Carlisle Library |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Clarke 1787 placename:- Highgate Castle placename:- Heathcot Castle item:- deer |
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| source data:- | Guide book, A Survey of the Lakes of Cumberland, Westmorland,
and Lancashire, written and published by James Clarke, Penrith,
Cumberland, and in London etc, 1787; published 1787-93. goto sourcePage 105:- "..." "I do not find any ancient authors mention a castle here [Castlerigg], Speed, who speaks of twenty-five in Cumberland, hath found out every one I ever heard or knew of, except Kirkoswald; how that has escaped him I cannot tell. I shall here put down their names, and, as well as I can, their most ancient owners, and supposed founders." "..." goto sourcePage 106:- "..." "13. HIGHGATE, - Or Heathcot, where Richmond the King's Forester, (or hind,) lived. It is said by different authors that Edward the I. killed one hundred bucks in this forest in one day with his own hand." "..." |
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| evidence:- | probably old text:- Camden 1789 placename:- Highyate Castle |
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| source data:- | Book, Britannia, or A Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England,
Scotland, and Ireland, by William Camden, 1586, translated from the 1607 Latin edition
by Richard Gough, published London, 1789. goto source Page 174:- "..." "On the Caude ... is Highyate, a castle of the Richmonds, ..." |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Camden 1789 (Gough Additions) placename:- Highhed Castel placename:- Pela de Highhead placename:- Highhead, Pela de |
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| source data:- | Book, Britannia, or A Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England,
Scotland, and Ireland, by William Camden, 1586, translated from the 1607 Latin edition
by Richard Gough, published London, 1789. goto source Page 192:- "..." ""Hyghhed castel six or seven miles from Cairluel by south on the beck on Ivebek." The inquisitions of the reign of Edward III. call it Pela de Highhead, and on the attainder of Andrew de Harcla it was granted to the Dacres. It was bought by the Richmonds t. Henry VIII. and still belongs to them." |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Ford 1839 map placename:- High Head Castle |
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| source data:- | Map, uncoloured engraving, Map of the Lake District of
Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles
to 1 inch, published by Charles Thurnam, Carlisle, and by R
Groombridge, 5 Paternoster Row, London, 3rd edn 1843. FD02NY34.jpg "High Head Ca." item:- JandMN : 100.1 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | text:- Curwen 1913 placename:- Heyvehead item:- licence to crenellate |
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| source data:- | Book, The Castles and Fortified Towers of Cumberland,
Westmorland, and Lancashire North of the Sands, by John F
Curwen, published for the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian
and Archaeological Society by Titus Wilson, Kendal, Westmorland,
1913. Licence to crenellate granted by Edward III; 6 October 1342:- "Willielmus Lengleys dilectus valletus noster ... manerium suum de Heyvehead." |
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| evidence:- | old print:- Curwen 1913 placename:- Highhead Castle item:- gateway |
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| source data:- | Print, halftone photograph, Highhead Castle, the Gateway, Skelton, Cumberland, published
for the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society by Titus
Wilson, Kendal, Westmorland, 1913. click to enlargeCW0140.jpg Tipped in opposite p.210 of The Castles and Fortified Towers of Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire North of the Sands, by John F Curwen. printed at bottom:- "HIGHHEAD CASTLE The Gateway." item:- Armitt Library : A782.40 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | text:- Jackson 1990 placename:- Heyheved tower placename:- Hehed castle placename:- Heighheved castle placename:- Hyghett castle placename:- Highened castle placename:- Highed castle placename:- Highyate castle placename:- Hegatcastle placename:- Highgate castle |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 placename:- Arches, The |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "THE ARCHES / / / SKELTON / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 73950 / NY4022043373" |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "GARDEN GATE, PIERS AND WALL IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF EIGHTEENTH CENTURY WING OF HIGH HEAD CASTLE / / / SKELTON / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II[star] / 73947 / NY4028043369" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Gate piers and wall in front of High Head Castle. 1744-7. Red sandstone ashlar with calciferous sandstone dressings. Central square rusticated gate piers with front paired engaged fluted columns and rear pilastered niches, under shaped caps. Flanking low walls with moulded flat coping, ending at either side in further rusticated square piers. The winged figures which formerly surmounted the central piers have been moved to another location." |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "HIGH HEAD CASTLE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY WING / / / SKELTON / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II[star] / 73946 / NY4027943334" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Country house in ruins, built on the site of a medieval castle. 1744-7, probably by James Gibbs for the Brougham family, partly destroyed by fire 1956. Red sandstone ashlar with string course, eaves modillions, open balustraded parapet and V-jointed quoins. Roofless but with banded ashlar sandstone chimney stacks. 2 storeys, 11 bays. Projecting pedimented 3-bay centre, with carved ornament in pediment, has central door in alternate-block surround with entablature and pediment. Stone window architraves. Return and rear walls are partly in ruins. Interior completely gutted. See Transactions Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian &Archaeological Society, new series, xi, pp.379-384; for the attribution to James Gibbs see G. Beard, 'The Greater House in Cumbria', 1979, pp...... Derelict and unoccupied at the time of survey; owner's application to demolish refused in 1985." |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "TUDOR WING WEST OF HIGH HEAD CASTLE / / / SKELTON / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II[star] / 73948 / NY4026543332" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Tudor wing of High Head Castle, partly incorporated in C18 wing, now in ruins. Mid C16 for the Richmond family with C19 and C20 alterations, partly destroyed by fire in 1956. Thick red sandstone rubble walls with eaves cornice and parapet; without roof. 2 storeys, 5 bays. The present facade, originally the rear, without doorways; the left open doorway is therefore C20; and 2 C19 doorways are now blocked to form windows. 4-light hollow-chamfered stone-mullioned windows, with rounded heads, under hoodmoulds; the small chamfered-surround windows are apparently C20 and ground-floor 2-light matching windows (in former doorways) are also C20. A right ground-floor window has been completely removed leaving an open arch, partly covered by a small ruined lean-to washhouse/outhouse which is probably C18 but on earlier foundations. The former facade was completely plastered over when the C18 wing was constructed and formed an internal dividing wall. Now the building is in ruins, the plaster falling off, revealing blocked 4-light chamfered windows and a panel of Richmond arms. A central staircase has been knocked through. The interior is partly filled with fallen rubble but retains some window seats and fireplace recesses. Whilst an integral part of the C18 Castle this was originally a free-standing building and should anything happen to the C18 wing, then this would revert to its original form and be the only visible remains of the medieval castle. See Transactions Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian &Archaeological Society, new series, xi, 379-384." |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "SERVANTS' WING NORTH WEST OF HIGH HEAD CASTLE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY WING / / / SKELTON / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 73949 / NY4025943348" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Servants' wing for High Head Castle. Early C19. Dressed red sandstone with flush quoins, under graduated greenslate roof with coped gables and ball finials; banded red sandstone ashlar chimney stacks. 2 storeys, 4 bays. Sash windows with glazing bars in plain reveals. Right return wall has C20 door in plain opening. Left return wall has upper-floor round opening. Rear wall blank with central open pediment. Listed for group value with C18 wing of High Head Castle." |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "GATE PIERS BESIDE THE LODGE NORTH OF HIGH HEAD CASTLE / / / SKELTON / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 73952 / NY4012944046" |
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| evidence:- | old print:- placename:- High Head Castle |
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| source data:- | Print, uncoloured engraving, The North West View of High Gate Castle, ie High Head
Castle, Skelton, Cumberland, about 1769. click to enlargePR0186.jpg Included in vol.3 p.43 of a set of castle pictures? printed at bottom:- "The North West View of High Gate Castle, in the County of Cumberland." printed at top left of page:- "Vol.III pa.43." item:- Dove Cottage : 2008.107.186 Image © see bottom of page |
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| hearsay:- |
Ruined in a fire, 1956. |
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| notes:- |
1317 pele replaced in 1340s by stone curtain wall and gateway; 16th century hall,
all replaced by a mansion, 1740s; destroyed by fire 1956 |
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| Perriam, D R &Robinson, J: 1998: Medieval Fortified Buildings of Cumbria: CWAAS::
ISBN 1 873124 23 6; plan and illustration |
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