Casterfell Woods - Official Guide Visitor Pamphlets

Description

The history of Casterfell Keep is a fascinating one. Originally built in around 1325 to hold a garrison to fight potential raids from over the Scottish border in response to The Great Raid of 1322, the castle was never tested in war and fell into disrepair.

The ownership of the land in which it stood was disputed and a wood grew up around it while the land was untended. Over many centuries the castle was largely forgotten, though some folk tales speak to the place as possessing an ancient connection to the land, and even being used by secretive groups for their religious worship.

Then, in 1895 the land was bought by Lord Bask and the castle renovated as a folly. After Basks death in 1925, the estate was taken over maintained to this day by the Casterfell Trust.