Holy wells · Scottish Lowlands
Outer Bailey Half Moon Battery, Flanking Wall And Bridge
Outer Bailey Half Moon Battery, Flanking Wall And Bridge — Grade I listed wall in Carlisle, Cumbria, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–30 min
- Nearest railway station
- Carlisle · 0.9 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Outer Bailey Half Moon Battery, Flanking Wall And Bridge is a place of interest in the Scottish Lowlands. Officially recognised as Grade I listed building. The site is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the Carlisle parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Carlisle, about 0.9 km away. Postcode area CA3.
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Details CARLISLE NY3956SE CARLISLE CASTLE 671-1/6/12 Outer Bailey: Half-Moon Battery, 01/06/49 Flanking Wall and Bridge GV I Battery and walls built as an outwork for the Captains Tower (qv); bridge replacing drawbridge. 1542 for Henry VIII by Stephen von Haschenperg; stone bridge added in late C18. Irregularly-coursed red and yellow squared sandstone. Single storey in half-moon shape, built into the inner moat so that its roof is now at ground level. Square splayed gun ports at regular intervals around the sides. Metal safety railings around steps at either side of the cobbled roof, (former gun platform) give access to inner half-moon passage. Flanking wall of similar material acts as retaining wall for the inner moat. At the southern end of this wall and crossing the moat is a single-span segmental-arched bridge; the parapet is of 1919. When no longer required, the moat was completely filled in 1827 and the upper parapet, on the battery and walls, was removed in 1833, so that there was nothing of these fortifications seen above ground until excavated 1917-19 (not to full and original depth). For full details see McCarthy et al (1990). Listing NGR: NY3970556237 Legacy The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system. Legacy System number: 386580 Legacy System: LBS
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Eden and Tributaries SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
Place summary
The Outer Bailey Half Moon Battery, Flanking Wall and Bridge is located in the Scottish Lowlands, within the unparished area of Cumberland, postcode CA3. This structure is a Grade I listed building and is part of the Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) for the River Eden and its tributaries.
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- Coordinates
- 54.8972, -2.9417
- District
- Cumberland
- Parish
- Cumberland, unparished area
- Postcode
- CA3 8UR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Carlisle
- Nearest railway station
- Carlisle — 0.9 km
- Opening
- Mo-Su 10:00-18:00
- Official site
- www.english-heritage.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q17530520 (CC0)
- commons: Carlisle Castle courtyard.png (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Outer Bailey Half Moon Battery, Flanking Wall And Bridge?
- Outer Bailey Half Moon Battery, Flanking Wall And Bridge is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode CA3 8UR), in the parish of Cumberland, unparished area.
- Is Outer Bailey Half Moon Battery, Flanking Wall And Bridge a listed building?
- Outer Bailey Half Moon Battery, Flanking Wall And Bridge is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is Outer Bailey Half Moon Battery, Flanking Wall And Bridge a protected site?
- Yes — Outer Bailey Half Moon Battery, Flanking Wall And Bridge is part of the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Outer Bailey Half Moon Battery, Flanking Wall And Bridge free to visit?
- Yes, Outer Bailey Half Moon Battery, Flanking Wall And Bridge is free to enter.
- How do I get to Outer Bailey Half Moon Battery, Flanking Wall And Bridge?
- The nearest railway station is Carlisle, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CA3 8UR.