| Ogle Castle stands at the east end of the village. The buildings stand in a large enclosure bounded by an earthen bank. Part of the inner moat on the northern side and all its western side survive. The remainder of the two moats have been infilled, but the course of the outer moat survives as an earthwork. The eastern part of the moat has been built over. The island in the middle of the moated site contains the remains of a medieval building, which had been altered in the 16th century. The original medieval buildings are thought to have included a tower with an attached manor house. A plan of 1632 shows the castle as having ranges on three sides of a square yard. The present house is an L-shaped block with a tower at the east end. It is a Grade I Listed Building and a Scheduled Monument protected by law. See also:
Source of Reference
Local History of Whalton
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Ogle Castle. Photo Northumberland County Council, 1969.
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