Photos of the Aldingham, Newbiggin, Gleaston, and Scales on the Furness Peninsula of Cumbria.
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ALDINGHAM 01A - Groyne, Aldingham Beach
Groyne on Aldingham Beach on the western shores of Morecambe Bay, Cumbria.
ALDINGHAM 01B - Groyne, Aldingham Beach
Walkers passing a groyne on the sands of Aldingham Beach on the western shores of Morecambe Bay, Cumbria.
ALDINGHAM 03A - Marram grass on Aldingham Beach
Marram grass on the beach at Aldingham on the western shores of Morecambe Bay, Cumbria.
ALDINGHAM 05A - Spartina grass on the shore at Aldingham
The shore at Aldingham, Morecambe Bay, Cumbria.
A small patch of the invasive spartina grass.
A small patch of the invasive spartina grass.
ALDINGHAM 09A - Church of St Cuthbert and The Old Rectory
St. Cuthbert's Church and The Old Rectory, Aldingham in South Cumbria.
ALDINGHAM 10A - St. Cuthbert's Church
St. Cuthbert's Church, Aldingham in South Cumbria.
The building dates from the mid-12th century, with 13th and 14th century extensions. St. Cuthbert is believed to have been rested in Aldingham when the Angles were fleeing from the Danes.
The building dates from the mid-12th century, with 13th and 14th century extensions. St. Cuthbert is believed to have been rested in Aldingham when the Angles were fleeing from the Danes.
ALDINGHAM 11A - The Chancel, St. Cuthbert's Church
The c1300 chancel of St. Cuthbert's Church, Aldingham in South Cumbria.
The building dates from the mid-12th century, with 13th and 14th century extensions. St. Cuthbert is believed to have been rested in Aldingham when the Angles were fleeing from the Danes.
The building dates from the mid-12th century, with 13th and 14th century extensions. St. Cuthbert is believed to have been rested in Aldingham when the Angles were fleeing from the Danes.
ALDINGHAM 12A - Aldinham Hall
Aldingham Hall, Aldingham in Cumbria.
Built in the 1840s to a design by Sir Matthew Digby Wyatt (British architect and art historian who became Secretary of the Great Exhibition and Surveyor of the East India Company) for the Reverend John Stonard. Unfortunately he died before the house was finished and bequeathed it to his butler.
Now a nursing home.
Built in the 1840s to a design by Sir Matthew Digby Wyatt (British architect and art historian who became Secretary of the Great Exhibition and Surveyor of the East India Company) for the Reverend John Stonard. Unfortunately he died before the house was finished and bequeathed it to his butler.
Now a nursing home.
ALDINGHAM 15A - Moat Hill motte and bailey castle
Moat Hill at Aldinham on the western edge of Morecambe Bay, Cumbria.
The mound on the top of Moat Hill is the site of the 12th/13th century Aldingham motte and bailey castle. The site was abandoned in the 13th century in favour of a moated site at nearby Moat Farm, which was home to the le Fleming family until they moved to Gleaston Castle.
The mound on the top of Moat Hill is the site of the 12th/13th century Aldingham motte and bailey castle. The site was abandoned in the 13th century in favour of a moated site at nearby Moat Farm, which was home to the le Fleming family until they moved to Gleaston Castle.
ALDINGHAM 16A - Moat Hill motte
The mound and ditch of the motte from the 12th /13th century motte and bailey castle at Aldingham in Cumbria.
The site has suffered substantial coastal erosion and only the motte is now clearly visible, although public access is limited. (This photo was taken from a public footpath). The site was abandoned in the 13th century when a new moated castle was built closeby at what is now Moat Farm.
This was the home of the le Fleming family until they moved to Gleaston Castle.
The site has suffered substantial coastal erosion and only the motte is now clearly visible, although public access is limited. (This photo was taken from a public footpath). The site was abandoned in the 13th century when a new moated castle was built closeby at what is now Moat Farm.
This was the home of the le Fleming family until they moved to Gleaston Castle.
ALDINGHAM 17A - Moat Farm moated site
The moat at Moat Farm, Aldingham in Cumbria.
This was a 13th century moated site, believed to have been the medieval manor house of Michael Le Fleming, Lord of Aldingham, prior moving to Gleaston Castle.
This was a 13th century moated site, believed to have been the medieval manor house of Michael Le Fleming, Lord of Aldingham, prior moving to Gleaston Castle.
GLEASTON 01A - Gleaston Castle
The keep, Gleaston Castle, Gleaston.
The castle was built around 1325 with four corner towers of which one, designed as the keep, was much larger then the others. It is likely that the castle was not completed and left to decay from the middle of the 15th century.
On private land, but can be viewed from the road.
The castle was built around 1325 with four corner towers of which one, designed as the keep, was much larger then the others. It is likely that the castle was not completed and left to decay from the middle of the 15th century.
On private land, but can be viewed from the road.
GLEASTON 02A - Gleaston Castle
Gleaston Castle, Gleaston, Cumbria.
On private land, but can be viewed from the road.
On private land, but can be viewed from the road.
GLEASTON 05A - Gleaston Water Mill
The 18th century Gleaston Water Mill in the Furness region of Cumbria.
GLEASTON 07A - Water wheel, Gleaston Water Mill
The water wheel of the 18th century Gleaston Water Mill in South Cumbria.
NEWBIGGIN 50A - The coast at Newbiggin
Looking along the coast towards Moat Scar from Newbiggin in South Cumbria.
SCALES 10A - Cockpit
Cockpit at Scales in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria.
"One of 2 cockpits built in the mid C19 for the Huddleston family; part of a group of buildings erected as follies. Said to have been used for (illegal) cock fights. Drystone construction with battered walls and stone vault. Circular in plan c10 ft high. Low entrance, with semicircular head, faces north and overlooks another cockpit." Historic England: 1262718
"One of 2 cockpits built in the mid C19 for the Huddleston family; part of a group of buildings erected as follies. Said to have been used for (illegal) cock fights. Drystone construction with battered walls and stone vault. Circular in plan c10 ft high. Low entrance, with semicircular head, faces north and overlooks another cockpit." Historic England: 1262718