Whorlton castle . Whorlton . 19/02/11

[shinyduck]

Whorlton castle a grade 1 listed scheduled monument , nothing remains of the village after its destruction during the bubonic plague . In the early 12th century a motte and bailey castle stood here and the earthworks are still visible . Described in 1343 as in a ruinous condition the stone towerhouse and gatehouse were constructed by the meynells in the 14th century . All that remains now is the basement of the towerhouse and the 3 storey gatehouse . Down the road from the castle are the remains of the 12th century Holy Cross church complete with the 14th century tower.

the floor plans


the 1st view walking up the road


the 4 plaques above the 1st portcullis . They depict from the left , Meynell , Darcy , Graystock . The upper plaque depicts meynell impaling Darcy


1st floor viewing point


the grill to stop access to the 2nd floor


view down the stairs from the 2nd floor



2nd floor passage


scaffolding holding walls together


view out from the 2nd floor


the exit to the 1st floor


looking up the tower


tower entrance


rear of the gatehouse


the basements of the towerhouse


steps down to the basement


there is another large crack on the other side aswell


portcullis


slipperyness that sent me flying down to the bottom of the thankfully empty moat


moss !!!


snowdrops . shame the only thing in focus is the nettle


Holy Cross church . 12th century nave and 14th century tower

[KingElvis]

Nice one, a place I would poke arouns too.

[sunny]

nice local place to me been there loads of times shame about the graffiti on the back i dont see the point in it .its really easy to climb up to the top you can get some good views from there too,the church is nice ,some good pics i didnt know the full history but i did read about plans to develop it into a holiday home or appartments I really hope they dont , i like the way its free and easy to get to

[boxerheaven]

nice

[Nicola]

Ohhh I do like a nice castle ruin

[simonix]

Thats cool and very Gothic!

[MJS]

Looks like a cracking little place this