Old Cumbria Gazetteer |
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| Castle Howe, Orton S | ||
| Castle Howe | ||
| locality:- | Greenholme | |
| civil parish:- | Orton S (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | motte and bailey (?) | |
| locality type:- | castle (site?) | |
| coordinates:- | NY60050530 (about) | |
| 1Km square:- | NY6005 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY60 | |
| references:- | Jackson 1990 |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 28 7) placename:- Castle Howe |
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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. |
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 CGR01.jpg Hill labelled Castle Howe? (taken 6.10.2017) |
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| notes:- |
possible motte and bailey |
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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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