English Heritage sites near Castle Carrock Parish
LANERCOST PRIORY
6 miles from Castle Carrock Parish
The beautiful and now tranquil setting of Augustinian Lanercost Priory belies an often troubled history.
WETHERAL PRIORY GATEHOUSE
7 miles from Castle Carrock Parish
Well-preserved 15th-century gatehouse, the sole survivor of a small Benedictine priory. A miniature 'pele-tower' containing two storeys of comfortable rooms, it later became a fortified vicarage.
BANKS EAST TURRET - HADRIAN'S WALL
7 miles from Castle Carrock Parish
Imposing and well-preserved turret with adjoining stretches of Hadrian's Wall.
HARE HILL - HADRIAN'S WALL
7 miles from Castle Carrock Parish
A short length of Wall, still standing 2.7 metres (8.8 feet) high.
PIKE HILL SIGNAL TOWER - HADRIAN'S WALL
7 miles from Castle Carrock Parish
The remains of one of a network of signal towers predating Hadrian's Wall, Pike Hill was later joined to the Wall at an angle of 45 degrees.
LEAHILL TURRET AND PIPER SIKE TURRET - HADRIAN'S WALL
7 miles from Castle Carrock Parish
Turrets west of Birdoswald: Piper Sike has a cooking-hearth.
Churches in Castle Carrock Parish
St Peter's, Castle Carrock
Pubs in Castle Carrock Parish
Duke of Cumberland
Castle Carrock, Castle Carrock, CA8 9LU
(01228) 670341
thedukeofcumberlandinn.com
Weary
Sold Feb 2011, planning permission for conversion to holiday lets granted October 2011.
Opening times: 12-2 6-11; 12-2.30 7-10.30 Sun