Castle Hewen

Castle Hewen
Castle Hewen (also recorded as Castlewen; Castle Luen; Castellewyn; Castellewyne; Castlehewings; Castle-Ewaine and Castle Lewen) was a Romano-British castle near High Hesket, in the civil parish of Hesket, Cumbria, Hesket, in the Eden District, Eden district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It overlooked the now-drained Tarn Wadling, and was supposedly occupied by Owain mab Urien. All that remain, as at 2023, are earthworks. Location Castle Hewen was situated on a ridge near Aiketgate, in the civil parish of Hesket, Cumbria, Hesket, in the Eden District, Eden district of Cumbria, England. It is located to the north-east of Tarn Wadling and west of the River Eden, Cumbria, River Eden. The castle was within the boundaries of Inglewood Forest, a royal forest. History The castle was thought to be medieval in origin, although it was reported in 1553 as already being ruined. Excavations of the site in 1794 showed the foundations were thick. The sub-surface remains of two buildings w ...
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