Mitford Castle, Mitford - Northumberland (UA)
Late C11 motte and bailey castle converted to a shell keep in the C12. The five-sided keep of the C13 includes a C12 curtain wall, curtain wall structures and mid-C12 chapel. It is now a roofless ruin but capable of consolidation. Grant-aided photographic recording for the castle is now complete. Historic England offered grants towards three phases of the repair programme, the first two of which are now complete.
Site Details
- Designated Site Name:
- Mitford Castle: a motte and bailey and shell keep castle, medieval chapel, graveyard and field system
- Heritage Category:
- Scheduled Monument
- List Entry Number:
- 1017318
- Local Planning Authority:
- Northumberland (UA)
- Site Type:
- Defence > Castle
Location
- Building Name:
- Mitford Castle
- Unitary Authority:
- Northumberland (UA)
- Parish:
- Mitford
- Parliamentary Constituency:
- Wansbeck
- Region:
- North East and Yorkshire
Assessment Information
- Assessment Type:
- Building or structure
- Condition:
- Poor
- Occupancy / Use:
- Not applicable
- Priority:
- D - Slow decay; solution agreed but not yet implemented
- Previous Priority:
- D
- Ownership:
- Commercial company
- Designation:
- Scheduled Monument and Listed Buildings - 5 grade I
- List Entry Number(s):
- 1017318 and 1370755; 1042645; 1370756; 1042647; 1042646
Contact Details
Sara Rushton 0191 4031642
