Tarset Castle | |
Location: | Northumberland, England, UK |
Pushpin Map: | United Kingdom Northumberland |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Northumberland |
Tarset Castle is a ruin near Tarset in Northumberland.
A licence to crenellate was granted to John Comyn in 1267, and the castle was built half a mile south-west of the present village of Tarset.[1] The castle, which had four square corner turrets, was destroyed by the Scots shortly after the Battle of Bannockburn in June 1314.[1] All that remains now is some stone foundations on top of a mound.[2]
The remains of the castle are a Grade II* listed structure.