The castles, towers and fortified buildings of Cumbria

Bee boles around Kendal I've recently set myself a little project of 'collecting' as many of the surviving bee boles in Ken...

Kendal Castle Castle Hill Kendal Cumbria One of my favourite castles, Kendal Castle is a shadow of its former self. Neglected by gener...

Castle Howe, Kendal, Cumbria Castle Howe, Kendal’s first castle, lies on the hill side over looking the West of the town. The earthwor...

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...