Cockermouth Castle

Cockermouth Castle at the confluence of the Rivers Derwent and Cocker at Cockermouth in Cumbria.
The castle was originally an earth and timber motte and bailey fort built around 1134 by Norman, Gilbert de Pipard. It was rebuilt in stone (much taken from the Roman settlement at nearby Papcastle) in the early 13th century by William de Fortibus. Robert the Bruce attacked the castle in 1315, and more damage was done during the Wars of the Roses. As Royalists, the castle was effictively dismantled after the success of the Roundheads in the English Civil War.
Parts of the castle are still occupied and it is only open to the public on special days. Grade 1 listed.