Cotherstone Castle

Coordinates: 54°34′30″N 1°58′41″W / 54.575°N 1.978°W / 54.575; -1.978

Cotherstone Castle
Cotherstone Castle Cotherstone Castle shown within County Durham
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Cotherstone Castle was in the village of Cotherstone by the River Tees some 3 miles (5 km) north-east of Barnard Castle in County Durham, England.

This was a motte and bailey castle built around 1090. In 1200 the wooden building was replaced by a stone building. The remains include an earth mound and traces of a probable fishpond.

See also

• Castles in Great Britain and Ireland
• List of castles in England

References

• Cotherstone Castle
• Fry, Plantagenet Somerset, The David & Charles Book of Castles, David & Charles, 1980. ISBN 0-7153-7976-3

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Also See: Castles in England