Old Cumbria Gazetteer |
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| castle, Westnewton | ||
| locality:- | Westnewton | |
| civil parish:- | Westnewton (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | buildings | |
| locality type:- | motte and bailey (? site) | |
| locality type:- | castle (? site) | |
| coordinates:- | NY13074376 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY1343 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY14 | |
| SummaryText:- | Probably a fortified manor house | |
| references:- | Jackson 1990 |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 35 4) |
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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. "Castle (Site of)" |
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| notes:- |
Earthworks, thoght to be the site of a fortified manor |
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| Perriam, D R &Robinson, J: 1998: Medieval Fortified Buildings of Cumbria: CWAAS::
ISBN 1 873124 23 6 |
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