Cotherstone Castle

{{short description|Castle in Durham, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

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|name = Cotherstone Castle

|location = County Durham, England, UK

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|pushpin_map_caption = Location in County Durham

|image = The remains of Cotherstone Castle.jpg

|caption = The ruins of Cotherstone Castle in 2018

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|coordinates = {{Coord|54.575|-1.978|type:landmark_country:GB|display=title,inline}}

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Cotherstone Castle was in the village of Cotherstone by the River Tees some {{convert|3|mi|0}} north-east of Barnard Castle in County Durham, England.

This was a motte and bailey castle built around 1090. In 1200 the wooden building was replaced by a stone building, of which was licensed on 2 March 1201. The remains include an earth mound, a ruined wall fragment and traces of a probable fishpond.