The castles, towers and fortified buildings of Cumbria

Beverley Town Defences Beverley Yorkshire Beverley is about two miles North of Kingston Upon Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire. In 1321, ...

Muncaster Castle Muncaster Cumbria Muncaster castle can be found on the A595, East of Ambleside, and South of Egremont. The castle is a...

Pennington Castle Hill Pennington Cumbria Pennington's Castle Hill, was an early medieval ringwork, situated about a mile and a half Eas...

Fortified ecclesiastical buildings in Cumbria There are an unbelievable number of fortified buildings and sites in the whole of Cumbria, ran...

Croglin Low Hall Nr Croglin Cumbria Croglin Hall can be found about three miles South West of the small village of Croglin. The hall is buil...

Newton Reigny Manor Newton Reigny Cumbria Situated behind the small church of St John in Newton Reigny, these earthworks cover quite a larg...

Round Hill Kendal Here are some new photos of the 'alleged' motte at Bird's Park Farm. The well pronounced mound can be found ju...

Helsfell Hall Kendal Cumbria There are previous entries on the Castle Blog!! detailing a possibly fortified house....called Helsfell Ha...