Castles in the Lake District
Appleby Castle is based around early 12th-century fortifications. The castle was later owned by Lady Anne de Clifford (see Brougham Castle).
Appleby-in-Westmorland, Lake District, Cumbria, England, CA16 6XH
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Brough Castle was built around the year 1100 on a hill overlooking the Stainmore Pass and the valley of Swindale Beck. The strategic importance of this site was recognized by the Romans, and the castle is partly built on a Roman fort. The Norman builders of the castle recut a Roman ditch to create a moat around their new castle.
Church Brough, Cumbria, England, CA17 4EJ
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Heritage Highlight: 13th-century tower
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Beautiful romantic ruins situated on the bank of the River Eamont. The core of the castle is the 13th century keep. The indomitable Lady Anne Clifford restored much of the castle in the 17th century.
Moor Lane, Penrith, Lake District, Cumbria, England, CA10 2AA
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Heritage Highlight: Roman stones from the nearby fort were re-used in the building of the castle
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Founded by William Rufus in 1092, site of Mary Queen of Scots' imprisonment in 1568 (you can walk the "Lady's Walk" path in her footsteps). See carvings left by prisoners held at the castle. Great views from the top of the keep.
Castle Way, Carlisle, Cumbria, England, CA3 8UR
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Heritage Highlight: Stroll the Lady's Walk, where Mary, Queen of Scots exercised when kept here as a prisoner
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It is unusual that a small town can boast two castle, but Kendal is an exception. There are the 13th-century ruins of Kendal Castle, and this, Castle Howe, an earthwork motte and bailey fortification dating from the late 11th century. There is a small, treed mound, with a 1788 monument in the shape of an obelisk, commemorating the centenary of the Glorious Revolution of 1688.
Beast Banks, Kendal, Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Dalton Castle is a medieval pele tower, or fortified tower, built at the upper end of Dalton in Furness High Street. It was constructed by the abbot of powerful Furness Abbey in the early 14th-century following a devastating raid by Robert Bruce and his Scots. The castle features displays about medieval armour, local history, Furness Abbey, and artist George Romney.
Market Place, Dalton-in-Furness, Lake District, Cumbria, England, LA15 8AX
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The extensive ruins of a 12th-century castle stand on a hill above Egremont town, overlooking the River Ehen. The castle was built by William le Meschin, or Meschines, around 1130.
Egremont, Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Gleaston Castle dates to the late 13th century but was rebuilt by the Harrington family in the early 14th century following Scottish raids under Robert Bruce. After the male line of the Harrington family died out in 1547 the castle was left to decay. Only three towers still stand, and the ruins are part of a working farm.
Gleaston, Cumbria, England, LA12 0QH
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Heritage Highlight: The three-storey south tower
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The ruins of an early 13th-century castle overlooking the River Kent. Two towers and stretches of the curtain wall remain of this, the family home of the Parr family for four centuries.
Castle Road, Kendal, Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Muncaster Castle is a stately home of the very edge of the Lake District National Park. The castle was begun in the 14th century, but much of the building we see tyoday is a result of rebuilding in the 18th and 19th centuries. The interiors are lovely, while retaining a 'homey' feel.
Ravenglass, Cumbria, England, CA18 1RQ
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