Lord's Island is one of the seven islands that populate Derwentwater. It is located in Strandshag Bay with wide open views across the lake towards Cat Bells (451m), Maiden Moor (575m) and the Borrowdale Valley. The island got its name from the Earls of Derwentwater who once lived there from the mid 15th century when there was a grand house with a drawbridge, which was used to access the mainland.
The house was in use for about 180 years before the Earls moved on in 1623.[1] Like all grand houses through time that fell victim to the elements, it eventually fell into a bad state of repair and the stone was eventrually re-used in 1695 to build the Moot Hall in Keswick.[2] From the shore of the bay there is no evidence of any building having ever existed there.
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References
- ↑ Tyson, Blake (1995). Rebuilding the Medieval Court-House at Keswick in 1571 (PDF). Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society. pp. 119–136. Retrieved 24 January, 2020.
- ↑ Otley, Jonathan (1819). Account of the Floating Island in Derwent Lake, Keswick. Vol. 3. p.64. Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society.