Listed Building: HALTON CASTLE (1130460)

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Grade I
Authority Department for Culture Media and Sport
Volume/Map/Item 36, 5, 28
Date assigned 23 April 1970
Date last amended

Description

SJ 58 SW HALTON CASTLE ROAD 5/28 Halton Castle 23.4.70 I Ruinous Castle circa 1070 for Nigel first Norman Baron of Halton. Red sandstone almost eliptical on plan sitting on top of high sandstone and earth mound and dominating the surrounding plain. Roughly squared sandstone inner and outer faces with corework infilling. A few high standing sections of the walls contain the remains of windows with tracery which suggests a late medieval alteration. High standing remains within the walls South East were built C1800 to make the Castle an eyecatcher from Norton Priory. Scheduled Ancient Monument. Listing NGR: SJ5375182056

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Sources (9)

  • Client Report: Donald Insall Associates. 2006. Halton Castle: Conservation Management Plan (Volumes 1-3). R4077.1-3. N/A. N/A.
  • Client Report: Gwynedd Archaeological Trust. 1994. Halton Castle, Halton. Drawn Archaeological Record Prior to Consolidation Work. R2194. S0169. N/A.
  • Client Report: Gwynedd Archaeological Trust. 1995. Halton Castle, Consolidation Works. Archaeological Watching Briefs to feb 28 1995. R2195. S0169. N/A.
  • Client Report: Gwynedd Archaeological Trust. 1995. Halton Castle, Runcorn, Cheshire: Archaeological Watching Brief - Consolidation Works to the Curtain Wall, Stage 3 (G1358). R2196. S0169. N/A.
  • Client Report: Gwynedd Archaeological Trust. 1995. Halton Castle, Runcorn, Cheshire: Archaeological Watching Brief During Consolidation Works to the Curtain Wall (G1364). R2192. S0169. N/A.
  • Client Report: Gwynedd Archaeological Trust. 1997. Halton Castle, Runcorn, Cheshire: Archaeological Watching Brief During Consolidation Works to the Curtain Wall (G1380). R2193. S0169. N/A.
  • Client Report: Salford Archaeology. 2016. Halton Castle, Runcorn - Community Excavation. R3964. N/A. N/A.
  • Digital Archive: English Heritage. 2005. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 55981. [Mapped feature: #135 55981]
  • Report: Cheshire County Council Environmental Planning Service. 2006. Halton Castle, Runcorn, Cheshire: A Report on a Programme of Archaeological Observation Carried out during the Installation of New Fencing at Halton Castle, Runcorn, Cheshire. R2647.

Map

Location

Grid reference SJ 5375 8205 (point)
Map sheet SJ58SW

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Record last edited

Nov 7 2017 4:17PM