Blenkinsopp Castle
Northumberland, England
Blenkinsopp Castle is a castle in Northumberland, England. It is a Grade II listed building. The nearest other castle is Thirlwall Castle, 1.1 mi away.
Blenkinsopp Castle at a glance
Type
Castle
Heritage status
Grade II listed building
Nearest castle
Thirlwall Castle
1.1 mi away
Castles in Northumberland
56
England
About Blenkinsopp Castle
Blenkinsopp Castle (spelled Blenkinsop in many records) is a fire-damaged, partly demolished 19th-century country mansion, incorporating the ruinous remains of a 14th-century tower house, which is located above the Tipalt Burn approximately one mile south of Greenhead, Northumberland, England. It is a Grade II listed building; it is also a Scheduled Ancient Monument as one of the "surviving tower houses retaining significant medieval remains".
From the Wikipedia article on Blenkinsopp Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Blenkinsopp Castle sits at 54.9740, -2.5250 in Northumberland. The closest other castles are Thirlwall Castle (1.1 mi), Featherstone Castle (2.2 mi) and Bellister Castle (2.4 mi). Northumberland has 56 castles in all.
