Coupland Castle

Coupland Castle is situated in the village of Coupland, 4 miles (6 km) to the north-west of Wooler, Northumberland, England. It is a Grade I listed building. The castle is a tower house built in the late 16th century, with the addition of a 19th century attached house.

Coupland Castle
Northumberland, England
Coupland Castle, 2007
Coupland Castle
Location in Northumberland
Coordinates55.574°N 2.103°W / 55.574; -2.103
Grid referenceNT936312

History

Coupland Castle is a tower house rather than a castle, and was probably built at the end of the 16th century, sometime after 1584.[1] The tower has three storeys, with an attic on top and a small projecting tower carried up the south wall. Between the two towers, the entrance to the castle with the date 1594 inscribed on the door jamb.[2] The building is made of rubble from different stone types. In addition, the building has a slate roof.[1]

A date-stone over a fireplace in the tower engraved 'GW 1615 MW' is thought to represent George and Mary Wallis, owners at that date.[3] The castle has been added to over the years and was restored in the 19th century. In 1820 it was extended when a three-bay two-storey house was built adjoining the tower.[3]

The Bates family owned the estate in the 18th century. Elizabeth Bates, heiress to the estate, married Matthew Culley (born 1731), the noted agriculturist, in 1783.[4] In 1820 the house was the residence of a later Matthew Culley, High Sheriff of Northumberland in that year. The Culleys sold the estate in 1928.[5] Coupland Castle was designated a Grade I listed building on 21 September 1951.[1]

The present owner Robin Jell bought the property in 1979 and lives there with his second wife Fiona.[6] In 2020 the castle was put up for sale.[7] Owned by the late Robin Jell, since 1979, the castle had been restored; in addition to the 13,747sq ft main house, the property included a three-bedroom cottage and a lodge, as well as a series of outbuildings.[8]

References
  1. Historic England. "Coupland Castle (1042343)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. Keys to the Past Archived 2012-05-10 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Structures of the North East Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Matthew and George Culley. Travel Journals and Letters, 1765-1798 Edited by Anne Orde 2002
  5. Churchill, Penny (25 January 2020). "A sprawling castle once owned by the Naval commander who ended the piratical career of the real-life Jack Sparrow". Country Life. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  6. Lawford, Melissa (2 February 2020). "Swashbuckling owner sought for frontier fort - A fine Northumberland castle, once home to the naval captain who killed Black Bart, has been put up for sale by its latest daring resident". Daily Telegraph. London, England. p. 10.
  7. Johnson, Helen (1 February 2020). "Northumberland's Coupland Castle is on the market for over £1.9million - take a look inside". Northumberland Gazette. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  8. A sprawling castle once owned by the Naval commander who ended the piratical career of the real-life Jack Sparrow
  • Fry, Plantagenet Somerset, The David & Charles Book of Castles, David & Charles, 1980. ISBN 0-7153-7976-3
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