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Westnewton Castle is a pele tower situated in Cumberland in the north-west of England. The structure dates from the medieval period and represents the type of fortified domestic architecture typical of the Anglo-Scottish border regions, where such towers provided defensive refuges for families and their livestock during periods of conflict and raid. The tower exhibits the characteristic compact, heavily built form associated with pele towers of the fourteenth to sixteenth centuries. Such monuments are now significant archaeological witnesses to the historical conditions and settlement patterns of the Anglo-Scottish marches during the later medieval period.
Westnewton Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007131. View the official record →
Westnewton Castle is a pele tower situated in Cumberland in the north-west of England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007131.
Westnewton 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 1007131.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Oval enclosure 120m N of Brownrigg Hall (3.3 km), Enclosure 125m SE of Old Mawbray (3.5 km), Enclosure 130m SSE of Old Mawbray (3.9 km).
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