- Cotherstone Castle
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Coordinates: 54°34′30″N 1°58′41″W / 54.575°N 1.978°W
Cotherstone Castle
Cotherstone Castle shown within County Durham
OS grid reference NZ015200 List of places: UK • England • County Durham Cotherstone Castle was in the village of Cotherstone by the River Tees some 3 miles (5 km) north-east of Barnard Castle in County Durham, England.
This was a motte and bailey castle built around 1090. In 1200 the wooden building was replaced by a stone building. The remains include an earth mound and traces of a probable fishpond.
References
- Cotherstone Castle
- Fry, Plantagenet Somerset, The David & Charles Book of Castles, David & Charles, 1980. ISBN 0-7153-7976-3
Categories:- England castle stubs
- County Durham building and structure stubs
- Castles in Northumberland
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