Tarset Castle facts for kids
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The ruins of Tarset Castle (in the background)
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 Tarset Castle
Location in Northumberland
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| Coordinates | 55°09′47″N 2°20′02″W / 55.163°N 2.334°W |
Tarset Castle is a ruin near Tarset in Northumberland.
History
A licence to crenellate was granted to John Comyn in 1267, and the castle was built half a mile south-west of the present village of Tarset. The castle, which had four square corner turrets, was destroyed by the Scots shortly after the Battle of Bannockburn in June 1314. All that remains now is some stone foundations on top of a mound. The route of the former Border Counties Railway cut through the site in 1861.
The remains of the castle are a Grade II* listed structure.
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