Howgill Castle
Early-attested site in the Parish of Kirkby Thore
Historical Forms
- Hollegill 1190–1210 Hothf 1340 Lowth
- Holegille 1314 NWm
- Holgil(l), Holgyl(l) 1321 Inqaqd 1324 Carliol 1327 Banco 1332,1337 Pat 1545 Hothf
- Howgill 1567 Hothf 1589 FF
- Howgill Castle 1588 Hothf 1668 CliffordL 1671 Fleming 1823 M
Etymology
'Hollow ravine', v. hol 2 , gil . The castle (v. castel ) consisted of twin peel towers erected c. 1375, and the new hall was built about 1550 (cf. NWm 157, CW ix, 198 ff).
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- High Moor
- Kirkby Thore Bridge & Hall
- Low Abbey
- Lowmoor Row
- Maiden Castle(lost)
- Priest Lane
- St Michael's Church
- Sleastonhow
- Spitals
- Stamp Hill
- Street Ho
- Town End & Head
- Blea Crag
- Burney Hill
- Currick
- Dunfell Hush & Mine
- Grange Moor
- Green Castle
- Green Pot
- Gullom Holme
- Gullom Holme Bridge
- Hanging Shaw
- Hard Hill
- Henrake Hush
- High Slack
- Hush
- Henrake Hush
- Iron Howe
- Keld Well, Keldwell Sike
- Kirk Ho
- Lord's Seat
- Marblescar Well
- Middle Tongue
- Milburn Beck, Fell, Forest, & Grange(lost)
- Mill Lane & Pond
- Mudgill Sike
- Reasley Moor
- Red Carle
- High & Low Slakes
- Thrushgill
- Underwood
- Windy Hall
- Birk Sike
- Eden Bridge
- Houtsay
- Millrigg Bridge
- The Moss
- Skygarth
- Ashton Lea
- Bowrang Plant
- Brackenbrough
- Bridge End
- Burwens
- Copping Hill
- Fits Well
- Keld Sike
- The Buildings
- Crowdundle Beck & Head
- Dun Fell
- Eller Gill
- Greatdale
- Swinethwaite Plant