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| Shank Castle, Solport | ||
| Shank Castle | ||
| locality:- | Shank, The | |
| civil parish:- | Solport (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | castle | |
| locality type:- | pele tower (?) | |
| coordinates:- | NY46937043 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY4670 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY47 | |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 7) placename:- |
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| source data:- | Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25
inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton,
Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948. "Shank Castle" and in English Black Letter:- "Shank Castle (Remains of)" |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) placename:- Shank Castle |
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| source data:- | Map, hand coloured engraving, 3x2 sheets, The County of Cumberland, scale about 1
inch to 1 mile, by Thomas Donald, engraved and published by Joseph Hodskinson, 29
Arundel Street, Strand, London, 1774. D4NY47SE.jpg "Shank Castle" large building; a castle item:- Carlisle Library : Map 2 Image © Carlisle Library |
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| evidence:- | old print:- Curwen 1913 placename:- Shank Castle |
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| source data:- | Print, halftone photograph, Shank Castle, Solport, Cumberland, by G J Goodman, published
for the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society by Titus
Wilson, Kendal, Westmorland, 1913. click to enlargeCW0181.jpg Tipped in opposite p.394 of The Castles and Fortified Towers of Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire North of the Sands, by John F Curwen. printed at bottom:- "SHANK CASTLE, from the South East." item:- Armitt Library : A782.81 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old print:- Curwen 1913 placename:- Shank Castle |
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| source data:- | Print, halftone photograph, Shank Castle, Solport, Cumberland, by G J Goodman, published
for the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society by Titus
Wilson, Kendal, Westmorland, 1913. click to enlargeCW0182.jpg Tipped in opposite p.395 of The Castles and Fortified Towers of Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire North of the Sands, by John F Curwen. printed at bottom:- "SHANK CASTLE." item:- Armitt Library : A782.82 Image © see bottom of page |
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| notes:- |
includes a fragment of 16th century tower house |
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| Perriam, D R &Robinson, J: 1998: Medieval Fortified Buildings of Cumbria: CWAAS::
ISBN 1 873124 23 6; plan |
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