The castles, towers and fortified buildings of Cumbria

St James Burton in Kendal Cumbria There has been some suggestion by a few authors that the tower of Grade I listed St James at Burton i...

Castle Dairy Wildman Street Kendal Cumbria A visit today to the Castle Dairy for a fantastic Father's day lunch, revealed a set of...

It's been a while since I last updated the list of web sites worth visiting. So.....here's the latest and newest offering.... Abaro...

St Margaret and St James Long Marton Cumbria The Grade I listing text states that the nave's North and West walls, and possibly...

Crosby Ravensworth Hall and moat Crosby Ravensworth Cumbria I very nearly didn't bother trying to find this site....all the ind...

Lowther Castle Lowther Cumbria It's been a while now since Lowther Castle opened its doors to the public. In 2010, the castle was l...

NEWS - Appleby Castle now open for tours. Appleby Castle has, after a long period of seclusion and anonymity, opened its doors to the pub...

Seymour Tower  Jersey Seymour Tower is unique on Jersey, as being the only square built tower on an island of round Conway and Martel...

Fliquet Tower Jersey Fliquet tower is a Conway Tower....a tower built to designs and concepts by General Conway, Governor of Jersey. Con...

Archirondel Tower  Jersey Archirondel Tower was another of General Conway's towers, started in 1793 and finished eighteen months ...

Mont Orgueil\Gorey Castle -  WWII German additions St Martin Jersey Jersey was occupied by the Germans from the 1st of July 1940, u...

Mont Orgueil\Gorey Castle Saint Martin Jersey Mont Orgueil at the Jersey Heritage...