Cartington
| Cartington | |
| Northumberland | |
|---|---|
 Football Cairn | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NU035045 |
| Location: | 55°20’2"N, 1°56’46"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 97 (2001) |
| Post town: | Morpeth |
| Postcode: | NE65 |
| Dialling code: | 01669 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Northumberland |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Berwick-upon-Tweed |
Cartington is a village in Northumberland, in the hills about 11 miles south-west of Alnwick, and about two miles north-west of Rothbury. It had a population of 97 in 2001.
The village keeps out of the way of the world, though it came to unwonted attention in 2010 during the manhunt for the murderer Raoul Moat from Newcastle upon Tyne: Moat's makeshift camp was found in a concealed location on Wagtail Farm in the south of the parish.[1]
Sights about the village
Cartington Castle is a ruinous, partly restored mediæval castle. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade I listed building. Its first recorded owner was Ralph Fitzmain who held it in 1154. In the late 14th century a pele tower was built. In November 1515 Margaret, Queen of Scots, with her baby daughter Margaret stayed here on her journey from Harbottle Castle. Nearly ten years later, Lord Dacre stationed his troops here on a march north to join the Earl of Surrey. The castle continued to be occupied until finally abandoned in the 1860s. In 1887 Lord Armstrong partially restored the castle in order to prevent its complete disintegration.
In the south of the parish is Cragside, Lord Armstrong's country house, now in the hands of the National Trust, that was the first house in the world to be lit by hydro-electric power.[2]
See also
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Cartington) |
References
- ↑ The Guardian : 9 July 2010 : Raoul Moat: Police Find Three Mobile Phones Retrieved 9 July 2010
- ↑ Cragside House, Garden and estate - National Trust
