Haresceugh Castle (The Gatehouse Record)

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as;
Harescow

In the civil parish of Kirkoswald.
In the historic county of Cumberland.
Modern Authority of Cumbria.
1974 county of Cumbria.
Medieval County of Cumberland.

OS Map Grid Reference: NY61014280
Latitude 54.77868° Longitude -2.60754°

Haresceugh Castle has been described as a probable Tower House.

There are masonry ruins/remnants remains.

Description

The remains of Haresceugh Castle consist of part of a rectangular building and a massive wall.
The manor of Haresceugh is mentioned in the 12th century, and a Hall is recorded in a conveyance of Charles II's time. The building is said to have been pulled down since 1820 (Graham).
The remains are in very poor condition, consisting of two fragments of walling, the largest being 10m long and approx 5.0m high with a smaller wall at right angles to it. There are no associated earthworks (F1 BHP 08-JUN-72). (PastScape)

Sources of information, references and further reading

Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s) 13755.
County Historic Environment Record (or Sites and Monuments Record) number(s) 772.

Websites (Gatehouse is not responsible for the content of external websites.)
- Old Cumbria Gazetteer
Books
- Grimsditch, Brian, Nevell, Michael and Nevell, Richard, 2012, Buckton Castle and the Castles of the North West England (University of Salford Archaeological Monograph 2) p. 108
  Salter, Mike, 1998, The Castles and Tower Houses of Cumbria (Malvern: Folly Publications) p. 99 (slight)
  Perriam, Denis and Robinson, John, 1998, The Medieval Fortified Buildings of Cumbria (Kendal: CWAAS Extra Series 29) p. 122 (plan)
  Jackson, M.J.,1990, Castles of Cumbria (Carlisle: Carel Press) p. 99
  King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol. 1 p. 86
  Whellan, W., 1860, The History and Topography of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmorland (Pontefract) p. 573-4, 822 online copy
Periodical Articles
- Graham, T.H.B., 1909, 'Six Extinct Cumberland Castles' Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society Vol. 9 p. 220-4 online copy
  1866, April 10, Carlisle Journal (report of collapse of tower)

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