The castles, towers and fortified buildings of Cumbria

Old Buittle Castle Near Dalbeattie Dumfries and Galloway I didn't even realise that I had a photo of the original Buittle castl...

Voreda Roman fort Near Penrith Cumbria The Roman fort of Voreda is situated about 5 miles North of Penrith, on the A6 next to Castl...

Hartsop Hall Kirkstone Pass Cumbria Nestled at the foot of Deepdale Common and Hartsop Dodd, just to the South of Brothers Water,...

Levens Hall Near Kendal Cumbria Above. View of the hall from the topiary gardens. Above. Classic view of the hall with t...

The Penny Alms Houses, Lancaster, Lancashire A perfect example of 18th century alms houses, this example was erected in 1720, alter...

Old manor houses around the Kendal area.  The Old Manor, Clapham, North Yorkshire Hard to believe that this building is only Grade I...

Alston's bastle derivative houses Alston Cumbria Said to be the highest market town in England, Alston possesses a large numb...

Penrith Town Walls Penrith Cumbria Penrith was, during the 9th and 10th centuries, the capital of Cumbria....a semi-autonomous part...

North East gateway Penrith Castle Cumbria This gateway into the castle wasn't even the main entrance....and yet the defences bu...