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" IT is uncertain when or by whom this castle was built, but it does not appear to have been of remote antiquity ; it was inclosed with a ditch, and was of a square form, but of no great dimensions, though, according to Leland, it was, " a strong castel... "
Monastic and baronial remains ... in England, Wales and Scotland - Page 11
by George Isham Parkyns - 1816
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Beauties of Antiquity ; Or, Remnants of Feudal Splendor and Monastic Times

John Hassell - Castles - 1807 - 278 pages
...along the banks of the river, are many picturesque views. U h M 1 PENRITH CASTLE, CUMBERLAND, XXXXXX IT is uncertain when or by whom this castle was built,...being disposed of for the benefit of the commonwealth. О BEAUTIES OF ANTIQUITY ness of the walls ; and it is extremely singular, that, notwithstanding the...
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Monastic and Baronial Remains: With Other Interesting Fragments of Antiquity ...

George Isham Parkyns - Abbeys - 1816 - 522 pages
...castle were built at different times. This View was taken July 19, 1787. * "f. p w •t t. IP rPENRITH CASTLE, CUMBERLAND. IT is uncertain when, or by whom,...crown till the reign of King William III. who granted Penritb, with its dependencies, to William Bentinck, Earl of Portland, ancestor to the present worthy...
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Proceedings, Volumes 12-13

Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society - Archaeology - 1865 - 730 pages
...granted by \Vi11iam to the Bishopric in his 11th year (according to the Canon of Wells) ; but Congresbury remained in the hands of the Crown till the reign of King John. This grant of Banwell to the See, late as it was, seems to me the only circumstance which at...
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