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Cartington Castle is a medieval fortified enclosure located at Cartington Farm in Northumberland. The site comprises the remains of a motte-and-bailey castle dating to the Norman period, consisting of an earthwork mound with associated defensive works typical of early medieval military architecture. The monument represents a significant example of Norman settlement and fortification in the North East, reflecting the strategic importance of border territories in post-Conquest England. The surviving earthworks preserve evidence of the castle's defensive design, though the superstructure has not survived to any substantial height.
Cartington Castle at Cartington Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011611. View the official record →
Cartington Castle is a medieval fortified enclosure located at Cartington Farm in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011611.
Cartington Castle at Cartington Farm 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 1011611.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British farmstead, 175m south of Cockpit Well (4.6 km), Cairn 670m south of Great Tosson (4.9 km), Cairn 570m east-north-east of Wittondean Farm (5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cartington Castle at Cartington Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Cartington Castle at Cartington Farm stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.