Wooden Sheds stand on a castle site
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Wooden Sheds stand on a castle site
Image: © Matthew Hatton Taken: 24 May 2014
Hugh de Morville claimed to hold a castle here that was burnt by the Scots in 1232. Excavations carried out here in 1972 found large amounts of burnt timber, and part of a drawbridge was revealed in 1826 when excavating foundations for farm buildings. The cows don't look all that bothered tho.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.862659
Longitude
-3.119036
