What is recorded here

Thirlwall Castle is a 12th-century stronghold on the River Tipalt whose walls were reinforced with stones taken from Hadrian's Wall. John Thirlwall fortified the home in 1330, and his descendant Sir Percival died holding Richard III's standard at Bosworth in 1485. Eleanor Thirlwall left the castle in 1738, after which it decayed until public protection stopped further collapse.

The National Heritage List for England records Thirlwall Castle as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Thirlwall Castle was built in the late 13th century by the de Vesci family, a powerful northern noble house, and later held by the Percy family, Earls of Northumberland. It is important as a well-preserved example of a medieval fortified manor house and for its historical association with the turbulent border region between England and Scotland.

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