Wetheral Priory Gatehouse
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Wetheral Priory Gatehouse is a 15th-century stone fortification in Wetheral, Cumbria. The priory was founded at the start of the 12th century and the gatehouse controlled the entrance to its outer cou
The exterior of the gatehouse
The gatehouse at the end of the 19th century
Ranulf le Meschin, 3rd Earl of Chester was a Norman magnate based in northern and central England. Originating in Bessin in Normandy, Ranulf made his career in England thanks to his kinship with Hugh
Wetheral Priory Gatehouse
…built in the 15th century and formed the entrance to the priory's outer courtyard. Wetheral Priory was a small Benedictine institution, founded by Ranulf le Meschin following the Norman invasion of Cumbria at the beginning of the 12th century. The motherhouse of the priory was St Mary's Abbey in York. The priory…
The gatehouse of Wetheral Priory, founded by Ranulf c. 1106.
Chester Cathedral today, originally Chester Abbey, where Ranulf's body was buried.