The castles, towers and fortified buildings of Cumbria

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Trainford Brow Long Cairn, Nr Clifton, Cumbria Less than fifty yards to the West of the A6, where the road way crosses over the M6 motorway,...

Medieval settlement\moated site Nr Selside Cumbria This site is about four miles outside Kendal, about a mile North East of Selside. Parking...

Berry Holme Round Cairn Helsington Nr Kendal Cumbria Now this is a strange one, in that I'm not 100% certain that the object that ...

Dalton Deserted Medieval Settlement, Burton In Kendal Cumbria About half a mile and to the East of Burton In Kendal, just off the A6070...

Killington Hall Killington Cumbria Killington Hall lays in the small village of Killington sandwiched between Sedbergh and the M6 motor...

Kilchurn Castle Glenorchy and Inishail Lochawe Scotland Sometimes referred to as Kilcairn Castle, the building was erected in around ...

Tower of Refuge Douglas Bay Douglas Isle of Man The Tower of Refuge sits on a low slung rock called Conister, or St Mary's Rock. At high...

Castle Rushen Castletown Isle of Man Castle Rushen sits on the banks of Silver Burn, over looking Castletown Bay. The castle is a fine Medie...

York: Acomb: ROC Group HQ No 20 Cold war bunker Acomb Road York Yorkshire The cold war bunker at York has recently opened its doors thanks t...

Clifford's Tower York Yorkshire Clifford's tower is perhaps the most visible and most recognisable symbol of York's military his...

Brougham Hall, Brougham, Cumbria Brougham Hall sits just outside Eamont Bridge near Penrith, on the B6262. The hall is a mis-mash of buildin...

Arnside Tower, Arnside, Cumbria Built in the late 14th century, Arnside tower is unique amongst the pele towers and tower houses of Cumbria ...

Multangular Tower York North Yorkshire The large Roman Multangular tower stands in the grounds of the Museum. It has been called the Multang...

Micklegate Bar, York, North Yorkshire Micklegate Bar started off as a small gate into the city of York sometime between 1100 and 1132. In 13...

Fishergate Postern\Bar York North Yorkshire The tower over Fishergate Postern was built in 1501\02, and replaced an earlier tower, the Talka...