Hello guys, well its been quiet a day we drove around for 2 hours payed 1.14 a liter for petrol !!!! and we finally found the place it was definately worth the petrol costs! this was the only info I could find on the castle have a read and tell me what you think.
A Complex building in ruins includes C14 tower, extended to included a great hall, and probably a tower-defended courtyard, by John Cartington in 1441/2 when he was granted a licence to crenellate his home. The original " Tower of Kartyngton" mentioned in the 1415 survey was owed by John Cartington and is presumably the tower at the NE corner of the court but there was another tower of uncertain date which once projected southwards from the SW corner of the court. In 1541 the castle was described as being " a good fortress of two towers and other strong stone houses of the inheritance of Sir Cuthbert Radcliffe and kept in good repair. In 1601 Sir Francis Radcliffe gave it to his son in law Roger Widdrington. Alterations made by Widdrington were noted by a visitor in 1617 noted that the buildings, orchard and garden covered three acres. Having passed through a number of ownerships the Castle was sold to Sir William Armstrong in 1883. The site was partly excavated in 1888-9. The remains of the castle are situated upon the end of a north- south ridge of pasture and arable land. the walls of the north east tower are fallen above first floor level except at the south west corner, while those of the north wing are likewise demolished to first floor level except over the buttress and along the south side, where they still stand to third floor level at the east end.
Ok I thought I would start with this one as it it the floor plan of what the place used to look like and what diffrent revamps were done at diffrent times.
Thanks for looking.
A Complex building in ruins includes C14 tower, extended to included a great hall, and probably a tower-defended courtyard, by John Cartington in 1441/2 when he was granted a licence to crenellate his home. The original " Tower of Kartyngton" mentioned in the 1415 survey was owed by John Cartington and is presumably the tower at the NE corner of the court but there was another tower of uncertain date which once projected southwards from the SW corner of the court. In 1541 the castle was described as being " a good fortress of two towers and other strong stone houses of the inheritance of Sir Cuthbert Radcliffe and kept in good repair. In 1601 Sir Francis Radcliffe gave it to his son in law Roger Widdrington. Alterations made by Widdrington were noted by a visitor in 1617 noted that the buildings, orchard and garden covered three acres. Having passed through a number of ownerships the Castle was sold to Sir William Armstrong in 1883. The site was partly excavated in 1888-9. The remains of the castle are situated upon the end of a north- south ridge of pasture and arable land. the walls of the north east tower are fallen above first floor level except at the south west corner, while those of the north wing are likewise demolished to first floor level except over the buttress and along the south side, where they still stand to third floor level at the east end.
Ok I thought I would start with this one as it it the floor plan of what the place used to look like and what diffrent revamps were done at diffrent times.
Thanks for looking.
