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Haggerston Castle (Ancroft)

[NU 04204366] A castle at Haggerston is mentioned in 1311. It is said to have been almost entirely destroyed by fire in 1618, but a print of c.1772 shows a square tower of four storeys with modernised windows. In 1805, it was pulled down, and the western wing of the present house built on the foundations. (1)

A list compiled c.1715 mentions a ruinous domestic chapel adjoining the house. (2)

The 19th century 'castle' is in ruins and derelict. There are no visible remains of the early tower or chapel. (3) (4)

Listed by Cathcart King. (5a)

John de Hagardestoun, a Scot who chose to live in England when he swore fealty to Edward I in 1296, chose Haggardstown as his estate. His son Robert applied for a licence to crenellate the manor house in 1345, the replacement being described at the time as a strong, square tower. In 1805, the tower was pulled down and a wing to a new mansion built on its foundations. A grander complex replaced this in 1889, but was burnt down in 1911, and a new building, including a tall tower, rose on the site. The site was sold in 1931, only the mock tower of post-1911 remaining, in what is now Haggerston Castle Holiday park. (5b)

Is referred to by HER 4084. (5)
N4030
Post Medieval (1540 to 1901)
20th Century (1901 to 2000)
Medieval (1066 to 1540)
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1968; B H Pritchard


Source of Reference
Local History of Ancroft

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