Ogle Castle () is a former fortified manor house at Ogle, near

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. It is a

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and a

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Middle Ages

After the

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in 1066, Humphrey de Hoggell was granted rights over the manor of Ogle. Northumberland was then a border county and in 1341, Sir

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was allowed a

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or fortify the manor; in 1346,

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was held prisoner here after his capture at the

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.Wallis, J. (1769). The Natural History and Antiquities of Northhumberland: And of So Much of the County of Durham A Lies Between the Rivers Tyne and Tweed, Commonly Called North Bishoprick. (Vol. II.) N.p.: Strahan. Google Books. Web. 16 Jan. 2014.

17th century

The last direct descendant in the senior line, Catherine Ogle (c. 1568–1629), married Sir Charles Cavendish and after her death, the manor passed to their son, William Cavendish, later 1st Duke of Newcastle. Cavendish was the senior Royalist in the North during the 1642–1646

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and spent much of his fortune raising troops for Charles I; after defeat at

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in 1644, he went into exile in Europe, returning only after the 1660 Restoration. Parliament sold Ogle Castle in 1653 to James Moseley, who repaired some of the damage done during the civil wars but the original house was extensively rebuilt after it was returned to William in 1660. The modern building largely dates from that period, retaining only the mediaeval tower house and its projecting latrine, as well as showing parts of a double moat on the western and northern sides.

19th century

In the early 19th century, an

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named was wrecked on the

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on 3 November 1825, with the loss of over 100 crew members and passengers.

References

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