Tarset Castle
| Tarset Castle | |
|
Northumberland | |
|---|---|
 The ruins of Tarset Castle (in the background) | |
| Type: | Castle |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NY788854 |
| Location: | 55°9’47"N, 2°20’2"W |
| Village: | Tarset |
| History | |
| Built Prob. 1267 | |
| Information | |
| Condition: | Ruins |
Tarset Castle is the ruin of a mediæval castle of the Comyns 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]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 {{cite web|url=http://www.northofthetyne.co.uk/tarsetcastle.html#hist Tarset Castle] - North of the Tyne
- ↑ "Tarset Castle". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/domesday/dblock/GB-376000-585000/page/15. Retrieved 4 April 2015.