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Ravensworth Castle is a quadrangular castle situated in County Durham, England, dating to the fourteenth century. The castle was constructed by the Ravensworth family and represents a significant example of the military architecture characteristic of the medieval period in northern England. The structure comprises a fortified courtyard surrounded by defensive walls and towers, embodying the strategic design principles employed during the later medieval era. As a scheduled monument, Ravensworth Castle remains an important archaeological site that demonstrates the defensive requirements and social status of a substantial gentry family in medieval Durham.
Ravensworth quadrangular castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016975. View the official record →
Ravensworth Castle is a quadrangular castle situated in County Durham, England, dating to the fourteenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016975.
Ravensworth quadrangular 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 1016975.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Site of Ravensworth coalmill, 600m north east of Ravensworth Castle (0.6 km), Washingwells Roman fort, Whickham (1.7 km), Coal mining remains at Dunston Hill (2.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Ravensworth quadrangular 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.
Ravensworth quadrangular castle stands on Pennine Middle Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Middle Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.