Tarset Castle
Template:Infobox UK feature Tarset Castle is a ruin near Tarset in Northumberland.
History
A licence to crenellate was granted to John Comyn in 1267, and the castle was built half a mile south-west of the present village of Tarset.[1] The castle, which had four square corner turrets, was destroyed by the Scots shortly after the Battle of Bannockburn in June 1314.[1] All that remains now is some stone foundations on top of a mound.[2] The route of the former Border Counties Railway cut through the site in 1861.[3]
The remains of the castle are a Grade II* listed structure. [4]
References
- ^ a b "Tarset Castle". North of the Tyne. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "Tarset Castle". BBC. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "Border Counties Railway". Railscot. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ^ "Name: TARSET CASTLE List entry Number: 1156449". Historic England. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
