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Bellister Castle, Northumberland
Bellister Castle
county:-   Northumberland
locality type:-   castle
coordinates:-   NY701629
1Km square:-   NY7062
10Km square:-   NY76

evidence:-   old map:- Saxton 1579
placename:-  Bellister Castle
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.
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Building with two towers, symbol for a castle.  "Bellister cast:"
item:-  private collection : 2
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evidence:-   old map:- Morden 1695 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Bellister Castle
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.
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"Bellister Castle"
Circle, building with two towers. 
item:-  JandMN : 90
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