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Thirlwall Castle is a fourteenth-century fortified stronghold situated in the Tipalt Valley near Greenhead in Northumberland. The castle was built by the Thirlwall family, likely in the mid-1300s, as a defence against Scottish raids during the Anglo-Scottish border conflicts. The surviving structure comprises a substantial stone keep of roughly square plan, constructed from local stone and incorporating distinctive crenellated parapets typical of the period. The castle's strategic location on the border landscape reflects its primary function as a fortified residence and point of control along the volatile northern frontier of medieval England.
Thirlwall Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006605. View the official record →
Thirlwall Castle is a fourteenth-century fortified stronghold situated in the Tipalt Valley near Greenhead in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006605.
Thirlwall 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 1006605.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The section of Stanegate Roman road from Fell End Roman temporary camp to the track to Old Shield, and the Roman cemetery adjacent to Carvoran Roman fort (1.5 km), Chapel Rigg Roman temporary camp (1.5 km), Blenkinsopp Castle (uninhabited parts) (1.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Thirlwall 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.
Thirlwall Castle stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.