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Kirkoswald Castle, the Glossary

Kirkoswald Castle is located to the southeast of the village of Kirkoswald, Cumbria, England.^[1]

15 relations: Castles in Great Britain and Ireland, Cumbria, Eden District, Hugh de Morville, Lord of Westmorland, John, King of England, Kirkoswald, Cumbria, Licence to crenellate, List of castles in England, Listed buildings in Kirkoswald, Cumbria, Moat, National Heritage List for England, Naworth Castle, Penrith, Cumbria, Scheduled monument, Thomas Dacre, 2nd Baron Dacre.
Castles in Cumbria
Ruins in Cumbria

Castles in Great Britain and Ireland

Castles have played an important military, economic and social role in Great Britain and Ireland since their introduction following the Norman invasion of England in 1066.

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Cumbria

Cumbria is a ceremonial county in North West England.

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Eden District

Eden was a local government district in Cumbria, England, based at Penrith Town Hall in Penrith.

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Hugh de Morville, Lord of Westmorland

Sir Hugh de Morville (died c. 1173) was an Anglo-Norman knight who served King Henry II of England in the late 12th century.

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John, King of England

John (24 December 1166 – 19 October 1216) was King of England from 1199 until his death in 1216.

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Kirkoswald, Cumbria

Kirkoswald is a village, civil parish, and former market town located in Westmorland and Furness, England, about from Penrith.

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Licence to crenellate

In medieval England, Wales and the Channel Islands a licence to crenellate (or licence to fortify) granted the holder permission to fortify his property.

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This list of castles in England is not a list of every building and site that has "castle" as part of its name, nor does it list only buildings that conform to a strict definition of a castle as a medieval fortified residence.

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Listed buildings in Kirkoswald, Cumbria

Kirkoswald is a civil parish in the Eden District, Cumbria, England.

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Moat

A moat is a deep, broad ditch dug around a castle, fortification, building, or town, historically to provide it with a preliminary line of defence.

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National Heritage List for England

The National Heritage List for England (NHLE) is England's official database of protected heritage assets.

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Naworth Castle

Naworth Castle, also known or recorded in historical documents as "Naward", is a castle in Cumbria, England, near the town of Brampton. Kirkoswald Castle and Naworth Castle are castles in Cumbria.

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Penrith, Cumbria

Penrith is a market town and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England.

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Scheduled monument

In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a nationally important archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change.

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Thomas Dacre, 2nd Baron Dacre

Thomas Dacre, 2nd Baron Dacre of Gilsland, KG (25 November 1467 – 24 October 1525) was the son of Humphrey Dacre, 1st Baron Dacre of Gilsland and Mabel Parr, daughter of Sir Thomas Parr of Kendal by his wife, Alice Tunstall, as well as great-aunt of queen consort Catherine Parr, the sixth and final wife of Henry VIII.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirkoswald_Castle