Bishopton Castle was built in 1143 by Roger de Conyers. It was built due to rivalry over support of different bishops of Durham, a powerful title in those days.
It's an interesting castle built with a Motte (still surviving) and two fortified baileys. In the 12th century it also had a low artificial lake surrounding it and the castle was accessed by causeway.
The motte is now a scheduled ancient monument.

Greig Warriner

May 25, 2020

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Interesting history. See information board and Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishopton_Castle?wprov=sfla1

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