The castles, towers and fortified buildings of Cumbria

Selside Hall, Selside nr Kendal, South Lakeland, Cumbria. Selside Hall is situated about three miles outside of Kendal, between Watchgate an...

Piel Castle Pendragon Castle Muncaster Castle Lammerside Castle Castle Howe Kendal Brough Castle

Hornby Castle Stede, nr Hornby, Lancashire Travelling South on the A683, head back towards Lancaster. Just as you enter Hornby, there is a t...

Arkholme Motte and Bailey, Chapel Hill, Arkholme, Lancashire The village of Arkholme lays on the B6254, some eight miles South of Kirkby Lon...

Castle Hill, Burton in Lonsdale, Lancashire Turning right after Wrayton, travel for around four miles on the A687 towards Burton in Lonsdale...

Melling Motte and Bailey, Castle Mount, Melling, Lancashire Travelling through Melling, a small village in Lancashire, the church of St Wilf...

Whittington Motte and Bailey, Whittington, Lancashire Whittington lays about 2 miles down the B6254 from Kirkby Lonsdale. The church of St M...

Kirkby Lonsdale Motte Cockpit Hill Kirkby Lonsdale Cumbria Cockpit Hill (as it is known locally) represents the remains of a small motte and...

Pendragon Castle and Lammerside Castle\Tower, Mallerstang nr Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria Here's a brief introduction to Pendragon Castle and...

(Kendal Castle (click to enlarge) As an aside to the articles on the Westmorland Gazette I've decided to start a blog.....firstly to co...