# Castle Howe

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**Castle Howe** is a [motte and bailey](/source/Motte_and_bailey) castle in the town of [Kendal](/source/Kendal), England.

## History

Castle Howe was built after the [Norman conquest of England](/source/Norman_conquest_of_England), either in 1087 by the Norman nobleman [Ivo Taillebois](/source/Ivo_Taillebois), or by the nobleman Ketel some time after 1100.[1] The castle was designed as a motte and bailey fortification, with a circular motte 11 m high and 48 m wide at the base, and a curved bailey hugging the ridge alongside it.[2]

The castle was abandoned in the 12th century, either by one Gilbert, or by [William de Lancaster](/source/William_de_Lancaster_I).[1] The bailey was later destroyed when the area was turned into a park.[3] The remaining earthworks are maintained South Lakeland District Council, with information boards placed at the foot of the motte.[4]

## See also

- [Castles in Great Britain and Ireland](/source/Castles_in_Great_Britain_and_Ireland)
- [List of castles in England](/source/List_of_castles_in_England)

## References

1. *[Cumbria Extensive Urban Survey](http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/catalogue/adsdata/arch-319-1/dissemination/pdf/South_Lakeland/Assessment/Kendal_assessment_report.pdf)*, p.10, [English Heritage](/source/English_Heritage), 2006, accessed 3 April 2012.

1. *[Castle Howe](http://www.pastscape.org/hob.aspx?hob_id=43209)*, National Monuments Record, accessed 3 April 2012; *[Cumbria Extensive Urban Survey](http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/catalogue/adsdata/arch-319-1/dissemination/pdf/South_Lakeland/Assessment/Kendal_assessment_report.pdf)*, p.10, [English Heritage](/source/English_Heritage), 2006, accessed 3 April 2012.

1. *[Castle Howe](http://www.pastscape.org/hob.aspx?hob_id=43209)*, National Monuments Record, accessed 3 April 2012.

1. *[Kendal – Castle Howe](http://www.visitcumbria.com/kendal/kendal-castlehowe.htm)*, Visit Cumbria, accessed 3 April 2012.

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