Twizel Castle (Duddo)
Twizel Castle. Photo by Peter Ryder.
(NT 88294340) Twizel Castle [T.I.] (1)
Twizel Castle, a ruin of a monster-folly begun about 1770 and never finished. (2)
See G.P. AO/66/42/4. (3)
Twizel Castle, 18th century folly, Grade II*. (4)
Additional bibliography. (5)
The castle incorporates the remains of a pele tower. (6)
Ruined house, begun c.1770 by and for Sir Francis Blake, but incorporating some of the masonry of a medieval castle. (7)
Detailed description. (8)
Summary note. (9)
Scheduled. (10)
A Level 1 analytical field survey of the area was carried out in April 2010 by English Heritage's Archaeological Survey and Investigation team to inform a strategy for future research to underpin the conservation and management of the castle. (11)
Study of the evolution of the building. (12)
The tower house was extant in 1415, but badly damaged by the Scots in 1496 and 1544. A 1561 survey reported that only a quarter of the tower and its adjacent barmkin survived. The tower was incorporated into the 18th century mansion at Twizel which was unfinished, and is now regarded as a folly. (13a)
Twizel Castle, a ruin of a monster-folly begun about 1770 and never finished. (2)
See G.P. AO/66/42/4. (3)
Twizel Castle, 18th century folly, Grade II*. (4)
Additional bibliography. (5)
The castle incorporates the remains of a pele tower. (6)
Ruined house, begun c.1770 by and for Sir Francis Blake, but incorporating some of the masonry of a medieval castle. (7)
Detailed description. (8)
Summary note. (9)
Scheduled. (10)
A Level 1 analytical field survey of the area was carried out in April 2010 by English Heritage's Archaeological Survey and Investigation team to inform a strategy for future research to underpin the conservation and management of the castle. (11)
Study of the evolution of the building. (12)
The tower house was extant in 1415, but badly damaged by the Scots in 1496 and 1544. A 1561 survey reported that only a quarter of the tower and its adjacent barmkin survived. The tower was incorporated into the 18th century mansion at Twizel which was unfinished, and is now regarded as a folly. (13a)
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FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1967; D King
THEMATIC SURVEY, Towers and Bastles in Northumberland 1995; P RYDER
BUILDING SURVEY, Twizel Castle: building recording 2010; Catherine Kent
ARCHITECTURAL SURVEY, Investigation by RCHME/EH Architectural Survey ; RCHME
THEMATIC SURVEY, Towers and Bastles in Northumberland 1995; P RYDER
BUILDING SURVEY, Twizel Castle: building recording 2010; Catherine Kent
ARCHITECTURAL SURVEY, Investigation by RCHME/EH Architectural Survey ; RCHME
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