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Monument Number 1389025
Hob Uid: 1389025
Location : Cumbria Allerdale St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn
Grid Ref : NY2820022500
Summary : Alleged site of `castle.' There are 14th century references to a capital messuage st Castlerigg, abandoned circa 1460. A reference of 1770 states that `Castlerigg, the ancient seat of the lords of the manor of Derwentwater...the castle went into ruins and with the stones... the Ratcliffs built an house of pleasure on one of the islands of Derwentwater.'
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Page(s) : 9
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Vol(s) : vol.29

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Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : C14, abandoned by 1460
Monument End Date : 1460
Monument Start Date : 1300
Monument Type : Castle
Evidence : Conjectural Evidence, Documentary Evidence

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External Cross Reference Number : NY 22 SE 50
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Monument Number 1389025