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| Morpeth Castle | Morpeth Castle | White's Directory | 28 Chains N East | Whites Directory | ||
| (Remains of) | Morpeth Castle | Whellan's Directory | of St Marys | "Morpeth Castle has long been in ruins, and | ||
| Morpeth Castle | Robert Shute Esqr | Church | forms, with its precincts, a joint township with | |||
| Old Baronial Castle | White's Directory | Catchburn | ||||
| Whellan's Directory. | ||||||
| "The Castle now in ruins, occupies the Summit of a high | ||||||
| ridge of land, near the Church, on the South Side of the River | ||||||
| Wansbeck, about 1/2 a mile from Morpeth. The ground slopes | ||||||
| from it on every side but the West, on which side it was defended | ||||||
| by a ditch. Its strength appears to have been principally derived from | ||||||
| its commanding position, as its walls do not appear to have | ||||||
| been of a very extensive description. The outward walls enclose about an | ||||||
| acre of ground, which is now converted into a garden. The gate tower, | ||||||
| almost the only remaining portion of the Castle, contains a winding | ||||||
| staircase to the top which is provided with machicollated turrets | ||||||
| at the corners. The last event with which the fort was connected | ||||||
| was its seige and capture during the Civil Wars. | ||||||
| The portion of the Castle now existing | ||||||
| appears to have been an entrance gateway | ||||||
| which has been recently rebuilt I am | ||||||
| Informed to its original shape | ||||||
| See Name Book Sheet 7[2] Plan 5 | ||||||
| Cancelled | ||||||
| J.S. | ||||||
| George Davison Junr |
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