Monument North East Of Muncaster Castle is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. Monument.

Monument North East Of Muncaster Castle

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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lake District National Park
Country
England
Type
Monument
Source
Historic England listing

Description

SD 19 NW MUNCASTER

8.9.67 A595 18/69 Monument north-east of Muncaster Castle

II

Eyecatcher, probably mid C18. Rough-dressed granite boulders with quoins; battered, with banding between floors. Pyramidal roof of stone blocks. 3 stages, octagonal in plan c65 ft high. Intended to appear medieval when viewed from a distance but lacks fine detailing. Entrance has pointed head and splayed jambs. Oculi to each side between the lower stages light the ground floor. 1st floor probably entered externally through opening on north-west face; blind Latin crosses to remaining faces. 2nd floor has small window, in rusticated surround, to each face. Interior: Spiral, domical vaults to ground and 1st floors; niches of varying size to ground-floor walls. Said to mark the place where shepherds found Henry VI wandering the Fells after the battle of Towton in 1461.

Listing NGR: SD1107897490

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