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Bellister Castle (uninhabited parts)

England
List entry 1002910
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002910
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.2 hectares
Grid reference
NY 70070 62949
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bellister Castle is a fourteenth-century fortified tower house located near Haltwhistle in Northumberland. The castle was built in the mid-1300s as a defensive stronghold during the period of cross-border conflict between England and Scotland, and it exemplifies the characteristic pele tower architecture of the Anglo-Scottish frontier region. The structure comprises a substantial stone keep with associated outworks, reflecting both domestic accommodation and military function typical of such fortifications. The castle remained in use through subsequent centuries, though portions have fallen into disrepair, preserving evidence of medieval and post-medieval occupation within the broader complex.

Bellister Castle (uninhabited parts) is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002910. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bellister Castle (uninhabited parts)?

Bellister Castle is a fourteenth-century fortified tower house located near Haltwhistle in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002910.

Who is responsible for protecting Bellister Castle (uninhabited parts)?

Bellister Castle (uninhabited parts) is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1002910.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bellister Castle (uninhabited parts)?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Camp in Oakwood SE of Plenmeller village (2.1 km), Sunny Rigg 1 Roman temporary camp (2.7 km), Sunny Rigg 2 Roman temporary camp (2.8 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Camp in Oakwood SE of Plenmeller village
2.1 km
Sunny Rigg 1 Roman temporary camp
2.7 km
Sunny Rigg 2 Roman temporary camp
2.8 km
Lees Hall Roman camp
2.8 km
Fell End Roman temporary camp and section of the Stanegate Roman road
2.9 km
Sunny Rigg 3 Roman temporary camp
2.9 km
The section of Stanegate Roman road from Fell End Roman temporary camp to the track to Old Shield, and the Roman cemetery adjacent to Carvoran Roman fort
3.8 km
Blenkinsopp Castle (uninhabited parts)
3.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bellister Castle (uninhabited parts)

Bellister Castle (uninhabited parts) stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Bellister Castle (uninhabited parts)

Hadrian's WallArchaeological site · ~8.2 milesBattle of Otterburn 1388Battle (1388) · ~22.1 miles
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