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Castle Carrock Jacobs Hill

Has been described as a Questionable Timber Castle (Ringwork)

There are cropmark/slight earthwork remains

Name	Castle Carrock Jacobs Hill
Alternative Names
Historic Country	Cumberland
Modern Authority	Cumbria
1974 Authority	Cumbria
Civil Parish	Castle Carrock

Very worn ringwork reported at NY544556 (Salter 1998)

Carrock... probably on the fell-top, as 'fort' near chuch is natural. (Renn 1973)

A D-shaped enclosure, which could be Prehistoric, is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 2001. The site comprises a much denuded stone bank which defines a D-shaped enclosure. (PastScape at NY55225365. This appears to be the only possibly match with the description given by Salter and Renn)

Gatehouse Comments

The likely medieval manorial site is that recorded by the church (Castle Carrock); Renn, presumably confused this with the site at Hallsteads which was, at one time, dismissed as natural although further assessment questions that dismissal. The fell top site is not marked by any route ways or anything else to suggest medieval occupation, although a hunting lodge in such a location may not be totally excluded. There seems little reason to doubt the site by the church was the location of Gamel's 'castle'.

- Philip Davis

Not scheduled

Not Listed

Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)

1432752

County Historic Environment Record

www.cumbria.gov.uk/planning-environment/countryside/historic-environment/HER.asp

OS Map Grid Reference	NY552536
Latitude	54.8755989074707
Longitude	-2.69936990737915
Eastings	355220
Northings	553650