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Enclosure castle known as Gleaston Castle

England
List entry 1013966
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013966
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.51 hectares
Grid reference
SD 26161 71466
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Gleaston Castle is a fourteenth-century fortified enclosure situated near Dalton-in-Furness in Lancashire. The castle comprises a substantial stone-built curtain wall enclosing an irregular polygonal area, characteristic of the enclosure castle type that emerged during the medieval period. Built in the 1380s by the de Harrington family, it represents a modest but strategically significant defensive work of the late medieval northwest. The castle's remains, though fragmentary, retain evidence of its original stone construction and demonstrate the architectural conventions of minor baronial fortifications in fourteenth-century Lancashire.

Enclosure castle known as Gleaston Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013966. View the official record →

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What is Enclosure castle known as Gleaston Castle?

Gleaston Castle is a fourteenth-century fortified enclosure situated near Dalton-in-Furness in Lancashire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013966.

Who is responsible for protecting Enclosure castle known as Gleaston Castle?

Enclosure castle known as Gleaston 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 1013966.

What other scheduled monuments are near Enclosure castle known as Gleaston Castle?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lime kiln 100m east of Scales Green Farm (1.7 km), Lime kiln 320m south east of Scales Green Farm (1.8 km), Romano-British farmstead and associated enclosure west of Scales Haggs, 300m NNE of Scales Green Farm (1.8 km).

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Lime kiln 100m east of Scales Green Farm
1.7 km
Lime kiln 320m south east of Scales Green Farm
1.8 km
Romano-British farmstead and associated enclosure west of Scales Haggs, 300m NNE of Scales Green Farm
1.8 km
Lime kiln and associated lime shed 680m south east of Scales Green Farm
2 km
Moat Farm moated site
2.2 km
Moat Hill, motte and bailey castle and earlier ringwork
2.3 km
Romano-British enclosed hut circle settlement 660m south east of Holme Bank
2.4 km
Bow Bridge medieval multi-span bridge
3.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Enclosure castle known as Gleaston Castle

Enclosure castle known as Gleaston Castle stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.

Domesday entry for Gleaston, Yorkshire →
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