Lamplugh Motte

Has been described as a Rejected Timber Castle (Motte)

There are no visible remains

NameLamplugh Motte
Alternative Names
Historic CountryCumberland
Modern AuthorityCumbria
1974 AuthorityCumbria
Civil ParishLamplugh

Small steep sided hillock behind Lamplugh Hall, wrongly suggested as a possible motte. (Jackson)

Not scheduled

Not Listed

County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceNY088207
Latitude54.5730094909668
Longitude-3.41088008880615
Eastings308800
Northings520700
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Books

  • Jackson, M.J.,1990, Castles of Cumbria (Carlisle: Carel Press) p. 99 (reject)
  • Curwen, J.F., 1913, Castles and Fortified Towers of Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire North of the Sands (Kendal: CWAAS Extra Series 13) p. 292