Cherie's Place » Belsay Castle http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life… Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:18:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Some Views from Belsay Castle http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2011/07/06/some-views-from-belsay-castle/ http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2011/07/06/some-views-from-belsay-castle/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:58:01 +0000 CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=6154 The Garden Gate

Through the Garden Gate

Unexpected Face

]]> http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2011/07/06/some-views-from-belsay-castle/feed/ 16 Belsay Castle http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2011/07/05/belsay-castle/ http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2011/07/05/belsay-castle/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 21:40:26 +0000 CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=6150 Belsay Castle has a completely different look a feel about it than the hall that was built to replace it.  On Christmas Day in 1817, Charles Monck and his family moved from Belsay Castle into the new hall.  Following their departure the Castle gradually fell into disrepair. The 14th-century tower still dominates the castle.

This is one of the best-surviving examples of a peel tower – a regional type of fortification built by rich families in the late Middle Ages to defend themselves during violent times on the Anglo-Scottish border. *

The Middleton coat-of-arms are displayed above the porch along with the inscription: THOMAS MIDDLETON AND DORATHY HIS WIFE BVILDED THIS HOUSE ANNO 1614.

Fairytale Castle

The Castle & the Tree

Floorless

Middleton Coat of Arms

*Information from the English Heritage guide book.

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