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in origin, although it was reported in 1553 as already being ruined. Excavations of the site in 1794 showed the foundations were 8 feet (2.4 m) thick. The sub-surface remains of two buildings were found, one with the dimensions 233 by 147 feet (71 m × 45 m) and one measuring 49 by
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49 feet (15 m × 15 m). Also located were outer defences; these took the form of a circular stone barrier, a ditch and
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The site has been used as farmland and has been extensively ploughed. As at 2023 the only visible remains are described by
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Transactions of the Cumberland Association for the Advancement of Literature and Science
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Martín-Párraga, Javier; Torralbo-Caballero, Juan de Dios (8 February 2016).
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The castle was traditionally considered to be one of the strongholds of
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The site of the castle was excavated in 1978–1979, which unearthed
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The History of the County of Cumberland and Some Places Adjacent
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as "indistinct earthworks ... visible on air photos and
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Index


Ordnance Survey
High Hesket
civil parish
Hesket
Eden
Cumbria
Tarn Wadling
Owain mab Urien
Aiketgate
civil parish
Hesket
Eden
Cumbria
Tarn Wadling
River Eden
Inglewood Forest
royal forest
medieval
breastwork
Romano-British
artefacts
Iron Age
roundhouses
Historic England
lidar
Owain mab Urien
Rheged
Arthurian legend
Sir Ywain

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