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Dilston Castle is a late medieval fortified tower house located near Corbridge in Northumberland, dating from the fifteenth century. The structure comprises a substantial stone keep with associated domestic ranges, built by the Radcliffe family as a stronghold in the North East. The castle was notably involved in the Jacobite rising of 1715, when it served as a garrison and was subsequently damaged during the conflict, leaving it in ruins thereafter. The surviving remains, including portions of the tower and walls, represent an important example of late medieval military and domestic architecture in Northumberland.
Dilston Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006590. View the official record →
Dilston Castle is a late medieval fortified tower house located near Corbridge in Northumberland, dating from the fifteenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006590.
Dilston Castle 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 1006590.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dilston Chapel (0 km), Corbridge Bridge (1.6 km), Vicar's pele tower (1.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Dilston Castle'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.
Dilston Castle stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.