Hartley 'settlement'

Has been described as a Questionable Timber Castle (Other/Unknown)

There are uncertain remains

NameHartley 'settlement'
Alternative Names
Historic CountryWestmorland
Modern AuthorityCumbria
1974 AuthorityCumbria
Civil ParishHartley

Jackson suggests that oval 'settlement' may be possible precursor to Hartley Castle.

NY 787084 Hartley Castle: small, oval settlement site (Higham and Jones 1975).

No visible on RAF air photographs. The area is now covered by an active quarry. (PastScape)

Gatehouse Comments

The site is recorded as a prehistoric settlement. This area now being quarried and quarry working are now next to or cover this site. The isolated location is not suggestive of a castle but on a ridgeline, where a small road crosses the ridge.

- Philip Davis

Not scheduled

Not Listed

Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceNY787084
Latitude54.4705200195313
Longitude-2.33014988899231
Eastings378700
Northings508400
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Books

  • Jackson, M.J.,1990, Castles of Cumbria (Carlisle: Carel Press) p. 59

Journals

  • Higham, N. and Jones, G., 1975, The Archaeological Journal Vol. 132 p. 49