Bewley Castle

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Buley

In the civil parish of Bolton. In the historic county of Westmorland (Modern Authority of Cumbria, 1974 county of Cumbria).

Late C14 to early C15 ruined remains of a former residence of the bishops of Carlisle, possible on site of earlier house of Bishop Beaulieu. Built by Bishop Ross (1325-1332), it was restored by Bishop Strickland in 1402. The remains consist of the lower part of one range with a tower at its south east angle and still standing to the lower part of the third storey. There are traces of adjoining buildings on the north and north west of the surviving range. (PastScape)
Substantial remains of south end, up to 30 feet high, date from late C14/early C15. Ashlar and rubble, roofless; one ground floor room retains segmental barrel vault. Remains of 2 garderobes. Various windows survive. (Images of England)

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law. This is a Grade 2* listed building protected by law*. (Images of England number 422650)

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is NY64802115

Air Photo from Air Photo and general mapping	1st edition OS Map from Mid to late 19th century maps
Modern Map from Landscape form and features	Modern Map from General location and route planning
Geograph British Isles occasionally has photos of the site and will usually give an idea of the surrounding landscape.

Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's English Heritage (PastScape) Defra or Monument number is 13637
This site's County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number is 1639 'grey' literature, such as watching brief reports, held by H.E.R.s is often poorly referenced and is unlikely to be recorded in this website.

• Web site links
  • http://www.visitcumbria.com/pen/bewleycastle.htm
• Books
  • Perriam, Denis and Robinson, John, 1998, The Medieval Fortified Buildings of Cumbria (CWAAS) p260-1
    Thompson, M.W., 1998, Medieval bishops' houses in England and Wales (Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing) p172
    Salter, Mike, 1998, The Castles and Tower Houses of Cumbria (Malvern) p20
    Emery, Anthony, 1996, Greater Medieval Houses Vol1 (Cambridge) p191
    Pettifer, A., 1995, English Castles, A guide by counties (Woodbridge) p266
    Jackson, M.J.,1990, Castles of Cumbria (Carel Press) p33
    King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p490
    Hugill, Robert, 1977, Castles and Peles of Cumberland and Westmorland (Newcastle; Frank Graham) p40-1
    Pevsner, Nikolaus, 1967, Buildings of England: Cumberland and Westmorland (Harmondsworth) p227
    RCHME, 1936, An inventory of the historical monuments in Westmorland (HMSO) p43-44
    Curwen, J.F., 1913, Castles and Fortified Towers of Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire North of the Sands (Kendal) p253-4
    Harvey, Alfred, 1911, Castles and Walled Towns of England (Methuen and Co)
    Mackenzie, J.D., 1897, Castles of England (Heinemann) Vol2 p285
    Taylor, M.W., 1892, Old Manorial Halls of Westmorland and Cumberland (CWAAS extra series Vol8) p119-22 http://www.archive.org/stream/oldmanorialhall00taylgoog#page/n172/mode/2up
• Journal Articles
  • Carmichael, 1927, Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society Vol27 p184-8
    Wilson and Bewley, 1903, Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society Vol3 p240-62 http://www.archive.org/stream/transactionsofcunsvol3cumb#page/240/mode/1up
    Ferguson, 1886, Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society Vol8 pt2 p413-5, 461
• Antiquarian (Histories and accounts from late medieval and early modern writers)
  • William Camden, 1607, Britannia [http://www.philological.bham.ac.uk/cambrit/durhameng.html#west6]
• Other sources, 'grey' literature, unpublished works, etc. (Theses, in-house reports and other such)
  • Payne, Naomi, 2003, The medieval residences of the bishops of Bath and Wells, and Salisbury (PhD Thesis University of Bristol) Appendix B: List of Medieval Bishop's Palaces in England and Wales [available via http://ethos.bl.uk ]