What is recorded here
South Cowton Castle was built in the late 13th century by the de Vesci family, a prominent landholding family in the region. It is remembered as a strategic stronghold in the historic region of Yorkshire Dales, reflecting the medieval pattern of local defense and feudal control in northern England.
This does not grant access. Check current paths, opening conditions and ownership before entering.
- Recorded date
- 1470
Places near here
Cowton CastleListed building · 4 yd
Pepper ArdenListed building · 601 yd
Black WoodWood · 1033 yd
Uckerby Fox CovertWood · 2.1 mi
St. Cuthbert's Well : Cuddy KeldOld or holy well · 2.8 mi
Croft CircuitLarge sports centre · 2.8 mi
Milepost, Great SmeatonMonument or public art · 3.6 mi
Battle of CatraethMajor battlefield · 4.3 mi
Catterick RacecourseLarge sports centre · 4.5 mi
Battle of Northallerton 1138Registered battlefield · 4.9 mi
Drummer Boy stoneMemorial · 7.2 mi
Richmond FallsWaterfall · 7.5 miOther information
Photo: Gordon Hatton · CC BY-SA 2.0