Armathwaite Castle
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Armathwaite Castle is in the village of Armathwaite
, Cumbria
by the River Eden
. It is a Grade II* listed building.
It is a four-storeyed pele tower
which was built in the 15th century with alterations in the late 17th or early 18th centuries. An extension was added in the late 18th and there were alterations to this in the late 19th century. The land on which it stands was granted in 1444 to John Skelton
who was possibly Henry VIII
's poet laureate
.
Armathwaite
Armathwaite is a village in the English ceremonial county of Cumbria.Historically within the county of Cumberland, Armathwaite lies on the River Eden, forms part of Eden district and is served by Armathwaite railway station...
, Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
by the River Eden
River Eden, Cumbria
The River Eden is a river that flows through Cumbria, England on its way to the Solway Firth.-Course of river:The Eden rises in Black Fell Moss, Mallerstang, on the high ground between High Seat, Yorkshire Dales and Hugh Seat. Here it forms the boundary between the counties of Cumbria and North...
. It is a Grade II* listed building.
It is a four-storeyed pele tower
Peel tower
Peel towers are small fortified keeps or tower houses, built along the English and Scottish borders in the Scottish Marches and North of England, intended as watch towers where signal fires could be lit by the garrison to warn of approaching danger...
which was built in the 15th century with alterations in the late 17th or early 18th centuries. An extension was added in the late 18th and there were alterations to this in the late 19th century. The land on which it stands was granted in 1444 to John Skelton
John Skelton
John Skelton, also known as John Shelton , possibly born in Diss, Norfolk, was an English poet.-Education:...
who was possibly Henry VIII
Henry VIII of England
Henry VIII was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was Lord, and later King, of Ireland, as well as continuing the nominal claim by the English monarchs to the Kingdom of France...
's poet laureate
Poet Laureate
A poet laureate is a poet officially appointed by a government and is often expected to compose poems for state occasions and other government events...
.