Carlisle Bishops Tower
Has been described as a Certain Pele Tower
There are no visible remains
Name | Carlisle Bishops Tower |
Alternative Names | |
Historic Country | Cumberland |
Modern Authority | Cumbria |
1974 Authority | Cumbria |
Civil Parish | Carlisle |
The Bishop's Tower was thought to have stood at the West side of the Cathedral precincts, and was built sometime in the 14th century. There were a number of Bishops of Carlisle during the 14th century: John de Halton, William Ayremyn, John Ross, John Kirkby, John Horncastle, Gilbert Welton, Thomas Appleby, Robert Reed and Thomas Merke.....any one of which could have been responsible for the building of the tower.
The tower was still standing in 1620, but was definitely gone by 1640, possibly demolished along with other redundant priory buildings. An inventory of Cathedral buildings dating from 1571, lists "for the Busshopp In the towr....in the Kytching and larder", a mention that Perriam and Robinson state, shows that the tower was in use at this time.
No archaeological investigations in the Cathedral precincts have located the exact position of this long lost tower. (Matthew Emmott 2014)
This site is a scheduled monument protected by law
Not Listed
County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid Reference | NY398559 |
Latitude | 54.8944892883301 |
Longitude | -2.93920993804932 |
Eastings | 339890 |
Northings | 555900 |