Mitford Castle (Mitford)
Mitford Castle. Photo by Northumberland County Council.
Mitford Castle. Photo by Harry Rowland.
Mitford Castle was built as a motte and bailey castle at some time between 1066 and 1100. The first owners of the castle were the Bertram family. Much of the castle was destroyed in the 14th century and subsequently rebuilt. Today the castle is ruined. Mitford Castle is a Scheduled Monument protected by law.
| Reference number: | N11067 |
| Historical period: | Medieval (1066 to 1540) |
| Legal status: | Listed Building Scheduled Ancient Monument |
| Event(s): | EXCAVATION, Mitford Castle 1939 FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1954; E Geary FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1971; B H Pritchard BUILDING SURVEY, Mitford Castle structural survey and documentary study 2002; The Archaeological Practice WATCHING BRIEF, Mitford Castle Conservation 2004; The Archaeological Practice Ltd WATCHING BRIEF, Mitford Castle Conservation Project phase 1 2005; The Archaeological Practice Ltd WATCHING BRIEF, Mitford Castle Conservation Project phase 2 2006; The Archaeological Practice Ltd |
See also:
Source of Reference
Local History of Mitford
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