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Situated near the hamlet of Outhgill and south of Kirkby Stephen in Mallerstang Dale, Cumbria, is the ruin known as Pendragon Castle. It is located above a bend in the River Eden, with Mallerstang Edge to the east and Wild Boar Fell to the southwest. It is a Grade I listed building. Legend has it that Uther Pendragon, the father of King Arthur, constructed the castle. According to a famous local couplet, he made an unsuccessful attempt to divert the river to supply the castle-moat. Uther was one possible 5th-century chieftain, who spearheaded opposition to the Anglo-Saxon invasion. Another local tradition states that the Saxons poisoned the well here, killing Uther and many of his men. However, according to other legends, he died in St. Albans. Factually, there is no proof that this location was used before the Norman era, despite legend and the finding of a Roman coin. During the reign of King William Rufus in the 12th century, Ranulph de Meschines constructed the castle. The ruins of a Norman keep can be found there, together with a garderobe turret from the 14th century and some additional modifications from the 17th century. Sir Hugh de Morville, Lord of Westmorland, one of the four knights who killed St. Thomas Becket in 1170, was one of its most famous owners. Hugh Seat, a nearby high point on Mallerstang Edge, bears his name. Both in 1342 and 1541, Scots raiding parties attacked the castle. Following the second attack, it remained an unusable ruin until Lady Anne Clifford acquired it. In 1660, she renovated it, adding a coach-house, stables, a bakehouse, and a brewhouse. Until her death in 1676 at the age of 86, it continued to be one of her many favorite castles. The Earl of Thanet, successor of Lady Anne, took everything valuable from the castle, including the lead from the roof, since he had no use for the castle. Much of the structure above the second story had collapsed by the 1770s, and it has subsequently progressively deteriorated further to become the picturesque ruin that it is today. #History #Architecture #Castles

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