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placename:- | Bew Castle | |
other name:- | Bewcastle Castle | |
locality:- | Bewcastle | |
parish |
Bewcastle parish, once in
Cumberland
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county:- | Cumbria | |
castle | ||
coordinates:- |
NY56567468 | |
10Km square:- |
NY57 | |
1Km square | NY5674 | |
![]() Bew Castle -- Bewcastle -- Bewcastle -- Cumbria / -- From the churchyard. -- 15.9.2006 | ||
![]() Bew Castle -- Bewcastle -- Bewcastle -- Cumbria / -- 15.9.2006 | ||
old text:- |
Camden 1789
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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. | ||
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... The Leven and other river before-mentioned, rising in the very border of two kingdoms, passes by nothing remarkable except Beucastle, as it is commonly called, a royal castle in a waste tract with a garrison. In the public records it is written Bueth-castle, whence its name should seem to be derived from that Bueth, who about the time of Henry I. was a sort of absolute lord in these parts. Certain it is that in the reign of Edward III. it was the property of John baron de Strivelin, who married the daughter and coheiress of Adam de Swinborn. | ||
placename:- | Beucastle | |
other name:- | Bueth Castle | |
person:- | : Bueth | |
person:- | : Striveln, John de | |
date:- | 1789 | |
period:- | 18th century, late; 1780s | |
old text:- |
Camden 1789 (Gough
Additions)
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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. | ||
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"Bowecastle longing to the king, 10 mile east from Carluel on Kirkebek. Near about it be found Briton brikes with entayled work and portraitures in the old foundations." | ||
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The place has its name from Bueth its owner at the Conquest. The castle was demolished 1641. | ||
other name:- | Bowecastle | |
person:- | : Bueth | |
date:- | 1789 | |
period:- | 18th century, late; 1780s | |
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Clarke 1787
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Guide book, A Survey of the Lakes of Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire, by James Clarke, Penrith, Cumberland, and in London etc, 1787 and 1789; and Plans of the Lakes ... 1793. | ||
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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. | ||
1. BEWCASTLE. Built by the Romans, and after the Conquest repaired by one Bueth, who gave it his own name, viz, Bueth-castle; he was killed by Robert the | ||
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Vallibus, who afterwards, to purchase absolution from the Pope, built Lanercost Priory, and endowed it. | ||
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placename:- | Bewcastle | |
person:- | : Bueth | |
person:- | : Vallibus, Robert de | |
date:- | 1787 | |
period:- | 18th century, late; 1780s | |
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Bowen and Kitchin 1760
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New Map of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, Emanuel Bowen and Thomas Kitchin, published by T Bowles, John Bowles and Son, Robert Sayer, and John Tinney, 1760; published 1760-87. | ||
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Beu Castle als Bueth Castle / R | ||
circle, building and tower, rectory | ||
placename:- | Beu Castle | |
other name:- | Bueth Castle | |
date:- | 1760 | |
period:- | 18th century, late; 1760s | |
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Morden 1695 (Cmd)
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Maps, Westmorland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland, scale about 3 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, 1695. | ||
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Bew Castle | ||
Circle, building with two towers. | ||
placename:- | Bew Castle | |
county:- | Cumberland | |
date:- | 1695 | |
period:- | 17th century, late; 1690s | |
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Sanson 1679
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Map, Ancien Royaume de Northumberland aujourdhuy Provinces de Nort, ie the Ancient Kingdom of Northumberland or the Northern Provinces, scale about miles to 1 inch, by Nicholas Sanson, Paris, France, 1679. | ||
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Bew | ||
circle, two towers, flag; castle | ||
placename:- | Bew | |
county:- | Cumberland | |
date:- | 1679 | |
period:- | 17th century, late; 1670s | |
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Jansson 1646
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Map, Cumbria et Westmoria, or Cumberland and Westmorland, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Jansson, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1646; published 1646-1724. | ||
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Bew Cast | ||
Buildings and tower with flag. | ||
placename:- | Bew Castle | |
county:- | Cumberland | |
date:- | 1646 | |
period:- | 17th century, early; 1640s | |
table of distances:- |
Simons 1635
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Table of distances and map of Westmorland, engraved by Jacob van Langeren, published by Mathew Simons, London, 1635-36. | ||
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Bewe Castle N.E. | ||
and tabulated distances; B on thumbnail map | ||
placename:- | Bewe Castle | |
date:- | 1635 | |
period:- | 17th century, early; 1630s | |
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Speed 1611 (Cum/EW)
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Maps, The Countie Westmorland and Kendale the Cheif Towne, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland and the Ancient Citie Carlile, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by John Speed, London, 1611; published 1611-1770. | ||
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Ca Bew | ||
dot, circle, and tower | ||
placename:- | Castle Bew | |
date:- | 1611 | |
period:- | 17th century, early; 1610s | |
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Speed 1611 (Cmd)
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Maps, The Countie Westmorland and Kendale the Cheif Towne, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland and the Ancient Citie Carlile, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by John Speed, London, 1611; published 1611-1770. | ||
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Bew cast. | ||
circle, buildings, tower | ||
placename:- | Bew Castle | |
date:- | 1611 | |
period:- | 17th century, early; 1610s | |
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Saxton 1579
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Building with two towers, symbol for a castle. | ||
Bewcast: | ||
placename:- | Bewcastle | |
county:- | Cumberlandia | |
castle | ||
date:- | 1576 | |
period:- | 16th century, late; 1570s | |
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Pennant 1773 (edn 1801)
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Book, A Tour from Downing to Alston Moor, 1773, by Thomas Pennant, published by Edward Harding, 98 Pall Mall, London, 1801. | ||
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Print, engraving, Beu Castle, Bewcastle, Cumberland, drawn by Moses Griffith, engraved by Comte, published by Edward Harding, 98 Pall Mall, London, 1801. | ||
Tipped in opposite p.180 of A Tour from Downing to Alston Moor, 1773, by Thomas Pennant. | ||
printed at bottom left, right, centre:- | ||
Moses Griffith. Del / Comte Sc / BEU CASTLE / Pub June 1 1801 by Edw Harding 98 Pall Mall. | ||
placename:- | Beu Castle | |
date:- | 1801 | |
period:- | 18th century, late | |
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Painting, watercolour, Bew Castle, Bewcastle, Cumberland, by William James Blacklock, 1840-58. | ||
A solitary figure on the right of the composition approaches a ruined castle standing in midst of heathery moorland with distant blue hills beyond. | ||
signed at bottom left:- | ||
W J Blacklock | ||
inscribed at top centre:- | ||
Bew Castle Cumberland | ||
placename:- | Bew Castle | |
date:- | 1840=1858 | |
period:- | 19th century, late | |
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Painting, oil painting, Buit's Castle, Bewcastle, Cumberland, by William James Blacklock, 1844. | ||
To left of foreground cattle are grouped beside three spindly trees. A woman, her back to the viewer, carrying a basket balanced on her head, walks towards the ruins of a castle which are bathed in the rosy glow of a fading sunset. Distant hills lie beyond. | ||
labelled at reverse:- | ||
Evening on the Gelt near Castle Carrock W J Blacklock 40 London St, Fitzroy Square No 3 | ||
other name:- | Buit's Castle | |
date:- | ||
period:- | 19th century, early | |
text:- |
Jackson 1990
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Jackson, M J | ||
other name:- | Belcastell | |
other name:- | Boa Castle | |
other name:- | Bothe Castle | |
other name:- | Bowe Castle | |
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Burghley 1590 (facsimile)
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courtesy of the National Library of Scotland | ||
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Bewcastell | ||
circle, buildings or walls, tower | ||
placename:- | Bewcastell | |
photographs | ||
![]() | Bew Castle -- Bewcastle -- Bewcastle -- Cumbria / -- 1.6.2012 | |
![]() | Bew Castle -- Bewcastle -- Bewcastle -- Cumbria / -- 1.6.2012 | |
![]() | Bew Castle -- Bewcastle -- Bewcastle -- Cumbria / -- 1.6.2012 | |
![]() | Bew Castle -- Bewcastle -- Bewcastle -- Cumbria / -- Swaledale tups. -- 15.9.2006 | |
![]() | Bew Castle -- Bewcastle -- Bewcastle -- Cumbria / -- 15.9.2006 | |
![]() | Bew Castle -- Bewcastle -- Bewcastle -- Cumbria / -- 15.9.2006 | |
hearsay |
Perhaps 13th century, 90 foot square enclosure, a tower and
a gatehouse remain as well as curtain wall.
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notes |
Gateway, keep, moat, within the roman camp
Perriam, D R & Robinson, J: 1998: Medieval Fortified Buildings of Cumbria: CWAAS:: ISBN 1 873124 23 6; plan and illustrations | |
Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2013 | ||