England · Partial ruin
Mitford Castle
Mitford Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey castle on a small prominence above the River Wansbeck in Mitford, Northumberland. Its remains include squared ashlar inner and outer curtain walls, a distinctive pentagonal keep, and the ruins of a 12th-century chapel. The site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and several elements are separately Grade I listed.
Its prime
1220
Today
Partial ruin
As it stood in 1220
The shape it held in its prime.
Sited on an elliptical grassy motte above the River Wansbeck, the castle is built of pale squared ashlar stone with fragments of inner and outer curtain walls visible along the ridge. A pentagonal keep sits on the highest northern point, rising to first-floor level. The west inner ward shows a large rounded arch set on a stepped plinth; the east curtain includes a round-arched gateway to a barmkin and a semicircular breastwork. The chapel survives as battered stone walls with a chancel arch.
Step inside
9 places to explore in 1220.
The record describes 9 distinct spots at Mitford Castle — including 3 interiors: pentagonal keep interior (interior), chapel and chancel arch (interior/exterior), divided basement with barrel-vaulted chambers (interior). Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.
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