Loweswater Hall

Has been described as a Rejected Pele Tower

There are no visible remains

NameLoweswater Hall
Alternative Names
Historic CountryCumberland
Modern AuthorityCumbria
1974 AuthorityCumbria
Civil ParishLoweswater

Questionable remains of possible pele tower (King 1983 ref. Fair 1936)

Gatehouse Comments

Perriam and Robinson say this comment is mistakenly based on description given of Crummock Water. Presumably a confusion between the lake called Loweswater and the town and parish called Loweswater midway between Loweswater and Crummock Water lakes

- Philip Davis

Not scheduled

Not Listed

County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceNY120224
Latitude54.5890998840332
Longitude-3.36267995834351
Eastings312000
Northings522400
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Books

  • Perriam, Denis and Robinson, John, 1998, The Medieval Fortified Buildings of Cumbria (Kendal: CWAAS Extra Series 29) p. 99
  • King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol. 1 p. 94 (possible)

Journals

  • Fair, M.C., 1936, 'Loweswater Pele and Parks' Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society Vol. 36 p. 126-8 online copy