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Egremont Castle

England

List entry 1020455

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1020455

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

1.12 hectares

Grid reference

NY 00974 10489

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

Egremont Castle is a Norman fortification situated in the market town of Egremont in west Cumberland. The castle was founded in the early twelfth century by William de Meschincs as a motte-and-bailey stronghold commanding the River Ehen valley. The surviving earthworks comprise a substantial mound with remnants of stone fortifications, including traces of a keep and surrounding defensive works that reflect both Norman and later medieval construction phases. The site remains an important example of Norman military architecture in the northwest of England and represents a significant phase of post-Conquest settlement and control in the Anglo-Norman colonisation of the region.

Egremont Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020455. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Egremont Castle?

Egremont Castle is a Norman fortification situated in the market town of Egremont in west Cumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020455.

Who is responsible for protecting Egremont Castle?

Egremont 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 1020455.

What other scheduled monuments are near Egremont Castle?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two high cross shafts in St Bridget's churchyard (4.5 km), Monk's Bridge 320m south east of Farthwaite (5.4 km), Calder Abbey (5.9 km).

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Overview

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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

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Target Zones

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Two high cross shafts in St Bridget's churchyard

4.5 km

Monk's Bridge 320m south east of Farthwaite

Infell Wood medieval enclosure, 550m north west of Scargreen

6.7 km

Barrowmouth gypsum and alabaster mine at Saltom Bay

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Egremont Castle

Egremont Castle stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

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