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Monument Number 9587
Hob Uid: 9587
Location : Cumbria Allerdale Aspatria
Grid Ref : NY1345941540
Summary : Traditionally suggested site of Aspatria Castle based on a field name 'Castlesteads'. Alleged to overlie an earlier settlement. A curvilinear enclosure of possible Prehistoric or Roman date was seen as a cropmark and mapped from air photographs.
More information : [NY 13464154] ASPATRIA CASTLE [G.T.] (site of) (1) No information can be obtained respecting this site, and there are no indications on the ground of any building having stood either here or in the immediate vicinity. Tradition states that Gospatric built a castle near Aspatria and the fact of the field being called 'Castlesteads' or 'Hillsteads' make it highly probable that the Castle stood here. (2) NY135415. Aspatria Castle: The castle overlies an earlier settlement of possibly Iron Age/Romano-British date. (Not visible on OS air photographs. Plan see NY 04 NE 21). (3) Listed by Perriam and Robinson. (4) A curvilinear enclosure of possible Prehistoric or Roman date was seen as a cropmark at NY 1346 4154 and mapped from air photographs. The enclosure has dimensions of 71 m by 44 m. The photograph referenced by Authority 3 (MU CS 61,34) was seen and used for mapping. (5)

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Source details : OS 6" (Prov.) 1957
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Source details : ONB Revn.1923 8
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Source details : Mr.Mann Aiglegill
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Source details : Frontiers Forts & Farmers (N Higham & G Jones)
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Source details : NMR NY 1341/1 (13485/34) 01-JAN-1975
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Prehistoric, Roman
Display Date : Prehistoric Or Roman
Monument End Date : 410
Monument Start Date : -500000
Monument Type : Curvilinear Enclosure
Evidence : Cropmark

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Castle
Evidence : Conjectural Evidence

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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Cumbria)
External Cross Reference Number : 3257
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : NY 14 SW 13
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Relationship type : General association

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Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 2002-01-01
End Date : 2008-12-31

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 9587