{"entry-date":"2013-01-29","start-date":"1950-08-11","end-date":"","entity":42155994,"name":"Morpeth Castle, Castle Walk","dataset":"listed-building-outline","typology":"geography","reference":"1155642","prefix":"listed-building-outline","organisation-entity":220,"geometry":"MULTIPOLYGON (((-1.687352 55.163625, -1.687401 55.163665, -1.68751 55.163621, -1.687545 55.163636, -1.68762 55.163608, -1.687649 55.163634, -1.687705 55.163611, -1.687676 55.163587, -1.687754 55.163557, -1.6877 55.16351, -1.687488 55.163595, -1.687393 55.163518, -1.687349 55.163476, -1.687376 55.163465, -1.687356 55.163448, -1.687414 55.163425, -1.687339 55.163362, -1.687262 55.163393, -1.687291 55.163416, -1.687224 55.163442, -1.687341 55.163539, -1.687278 55.163564, -1.687352 55.163625)), ((-1.687276 55.162948, -1.687102 55.162977, -1.68682 55.16307, -1.686774 55.163089, -1.687196 55.163418, -1.687219 55.16341, -1.686818 55.163093, -1.687123 55.162988, -1.687615 55.162885, -1.687635 55.162886, -1.687804 55.162916, -1.687814 55.162897, -1.687636 55.162866, -1.687276 55.162948)), ((-1.688051 55.163151, -1.688203 55.163483, -1.687885 55.163556, -1.687899 55.163568, -1.688236 55.163491, -1.688078 55.163147, -1.688051 55.163151)))","point":"POINT (-1.68747 55.163379)","quality":"authoritative","notes":"MORPETH CASTLE WALK NZ 1985 and NZ 2085 24/221 and 25/221 Morpeth Castle 11.8.50 I Castle gatehouse, stables and curtain wall. Probably founded C13 and some curtain walling may be of this date. Gateway C14 extensively restored C17 and in 1857-8 for the Earl of Carlisle. Squared stone. Gatehouse: 3 storeys. Moulded plinth. Tudor carriage arch with multi-moulded surround and hoodmould. To left a small C14 window with cusped head. To right a restored looplight. Two 2-light C19 windows with cusped heads to lights,on 1st floor and one on second floor. C19 parapet and corner turrets on close-set triple-step corbels. Gabled roof with end stacks set behind parapet. Pointed tunnel-vaulted passageway containing 2 doorways with Tudor-arched surrounds. C19 stables attached to rear. Ashlar. Tudor-Gothic style. Single storey, 5 bays. Extensive remains of curtain wall patched and rebuilt at many different periods. Town Trail for Morpethians: A.H. Tweddle. Morpeth Information Centre, 1985. ,","listed-building":"1155642"}