Lords Isle, Derwentwater

Has been described as a Questionable Fortified Manor House

There are masonry footings remains

NameLords Isle, Derwentwater
Alternative Names
Historic CountryCumberland
Modern AuthorityCumbria
1974 AuthorityCumbria
Civil ParishSeaton

The house on Lord's Island was built at two successive periods, the original central part (north to south oblong) perhaps being the work (as Mr. Fisher Crosthwaite suggested) of Sir Thomas Radcliffe c.1460, and the rest early 17th C. According to Dr. Robinson the house was destroyed in 1709 (Collingwood). The site, though covered by mounds of overgrown rubble and collapsed walling, still retains a discernable ground plan as shown on the OS 25" (Field Investigators Comments–F1 RL 18-APR-66). (PastScape)

Gatehouse Comments

Site on island provides some natural defence and may have had some earthworks. Said to have been attached to the mainland by a drawbridge. However the building itself does not seem to have been fortified, The stone is said to have been used to build Keswick Moot Hall.

- Philip Davis

Not scheduled

Not Listed

Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceNY265219
Latitude54.587028503418
Longitude-3.13790988922119
Eastings326560
Northings521910
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Books

  • Salter, Mike, 1998, The Castles and Tower Houses of Cumbria (Malvern: Folly Publications) p. 97 (slight)
  • Perriam, Denis and Robinson, John, 1998, The Medieval Fortified Buildings of Cumbria (Kendal: CWAAS Extra Series 29) p. 94 (plan)
  • Mackenzie, J.D., 1896, Castles of England; their story and structure (New York: Macmillan) Vol. 2 p. 302-3 online copy
  • Taylor, M.W., 1892, Old Manorial Halls of Westmorland and Cumberland (Kendal: CWAAS Extra Series 8) p. 319 online copy

Antiquarian

Journals

  • < >Collingwood, W.G., 1904, 'Lord's Island, Derwentwater' Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society Vol. 4 p. 257-287 (plan) < > online copy

Other

  • Clare, T., 1982, A Report on Medieval Fortified Sites in Cumbria (Cumbria CC)