Kershope Castle

Open accesson open access land, where the right to roam applies

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Kershope Castle is a castle in Northumberland. The Albion Guide lists 32 castles in the county; this is one of them. For more of the same, Hermitage Castle and Liddel Castle, Newcastleton are close by.

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