The castles, towers and fortified buildings of Cumbria

Castlestede Iron Age fort Natland Nr Kendal Cumbria The remains of this multivallate hillfort (a fort with more than one bank and\or...

Photos of Kendal Castle, Kendal Cumbria Some new and old photos of Kendal Castle. The remains of the Great Hall. Remains of the gatehouse a...

Roman forts in Cumbria. As well as the forts mentioned earlier on in this blog (Galava at Ambleside, Mediobogdum at Harknott and Low Borrowb...

The Flodden Wall Greyfriar's Kirk Edinburgh Scotland The Flodden Wall was a defensive barrier built around old Edinburgh soon after the ...

Holyrood Palace Edinburgh Scotland Holyrood Palace lays to the North of one of Edinburgh's most famous landmarks, Arthur's Seat. The...

Carnasserie Castle Carnasserie Argyll Scotland The remains of Carnasserie Castle lay to the West of the A816, about a mile and a half North ...

Castle Tioram Loch Moidart Lochabar Scotland The remains of Castle Tioram (pronounced Cheerum) lay to the South East of the island of Eilee...

Criccieth Castle Criccieth Wales The magnificent castle at Criccieth sits on a rocky outcrop looking over the town below it, and the sea to ...

Dunstaffnage Castle nr Oban Argyll Dunstaffnage Castle sits on the West side of Dunstaffnage Bay, and to the South of Eilean Mor in Scotland...

Stalker Castle Appin Scotland Castle Stalker, or Stalcaire in Gaelic, lays at the Southern entrance to the Sound of Shuna, and in the Wester...

Gylen Castle Island of Kerrera Scotland Gylan Castle has seen better days. The ruins are now roofless, and a certain amount of consolidation...

Kisimul Castle\Chisimul Castle Isle of Barra Scotland On a small rocky outcrop, Kisimul Castle, a stronghold Of the Clan MacNeils since the ...

The Duke of Gloucester\Dockwray Hall Penrith Cumbria Directly across the road from the Two Lions Inn, the Duke of Gloucester enjoys continue...

Two Lions Inn Penrith Cumbria At the junctions of Rowcliffe Lane and Angel Lane, the Two Lions inn now sits empty and boarded up. Proba...