Castles · Scottish Lowlands
High Head Castle
High Head Castle — country house, formerly castle, in Skelton, Cumbria, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Dalston · 8.1 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
High Head Castle is a castle in the United Kingdom — fortified architecture from the medieval, Tudor, or Victorian-revival period. Wikidata describes it as: "country house, formerly castle, in Skelton, Cumbria, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 54.7813°, -2.9300°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Eden and Tributaries SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
High Head Castle is a large fortified manor house in the English county of Cumbria located between Carlisle and Penrith. The house is now largely a ruin with the exterior walls and certain foundations surviving for the majority of the building. The right hand wing of the building has had a roof re-instated, and may be usable again for the first time since the building burnt down in the 1950s. Currently not open to the public, it is privately owned, and the owners have now for some time been trying to restore it to its former glory.
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Background
History
The earliest written record of the original castle is from 1272. The site was originally occupied by the king's castle in the Forest of Inglewood, a medieval square pele tower within a curtain wall. Sir William L'Engleys, descended from the family who held Little Asby, acquired Highhead Castle. He was Chief Forester of Inglewood from 1328, and was succeeded by his son Sir William whose daughter and heir, Isabel, married Nicholas Harrington. The Richmond family bought and extended the house in the 16th century. Only its western wing remains, with its unmistakable straight-headed mullioned windows with round-arched lights under hood moulds, although attached to the south-west corner of this…
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- Coordinates
- 54.7813, -2.9300
- District
- Westmorland and Furness
- Parish
- Skelton
- Postcode
- CA4 0PN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Penrith and Solway
- Nearest railway station
- Dalston — 8.1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q12060055 (CC0)
- wikipedia: High Head Castle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: High Head Castle.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is High Head Castle?
- High Head Castle is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode CA4 0PN), in the parish of Skelton.
- Is High Head Castle a protected site?
- Yes — High Head Castle is part of the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Does High Head Castle charge admission?
- High Head Castle typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.
- How do I get to High Head Castle?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CA4 0PN. It sits within the Penrith and Solway parliamentary constituency.