The castles, towers and fortified buildings of Cumbria

Lancaster Castle Lancaster Lancashire Just a couple of photos of Lancaster Castle that I've not posted on the website. They were bo...

Melmerby Eden Cumbria Melmerby is one of a small number of villages in the Eden area, that were supposed to have been laid out in s...

Penrith Castle Penrith Eden Cumbria I love this post card. It shows the castle with a cluttered exterior, obviously still used by the ...

Caerlaverock Castle Near Dumfries Dumfries and Galloway Scotland Two nice post cards showing the castle pretty much as it is today. He...

Greystoke Castle Greystoke Eden Cumbria These are the only two postcards of Greystoke Castle I have so far. The post mark on the rear ...

Scarborough Castle The South Steel Battery Situated at the top of the towering cliffs upon which Scarborough Castle is built, the sli...

Benson Hall Kendal Cumbria Ok...again I've presented a photo that's not really up to much. Benson Hall is hidden by a small...

Scarborough Castle Keep, motte and inner bailey The keep, stood on its motte and surrounded by its bailey, represent the core of Scarbor...

Scarborough Castle The Gatehouse The barbican, gatehouse and associated walls, provide Scarborough Castle with 230 metres of first line ...

Scarborough Castle The Barbican The Barbican is the first part of the castle that you pass through on your visit to Scarborough Castl...

Scarborough Castle King John's curtain wall Above. Looking along the wall towards the Keep. Above. One of King John'...

Scarborough Castle West wall Postern\Sally Port Situated at the far Southern end of the castle enclosure, the sally port, or West wal...

Scarborough Castle The Keep Above. The Keep from the South West. Above. The Keep's Eastern face, with the Master Gunner...