The castles, towers and fortified buildings of Cumbria

Catterlen Hall and Catterlen Old Hall Catterlen\Newton Reigny Eden Cumbria Catterlen Hall, and the remains of the Old Hall, lies less than a...

Little Blencow Nr Greystoke Eden Cumbria Blencow Hall consists of a rather spectacular pair of towers with a gatehouse and attached ha...

St Cuthbert Great Salkeld Eden Cumbria Great Salkeld is about six miles North of Penrith, on the B6412. The most prominent building in the v...

Askham Eden Cumbria Situated about two miles West of the A6 and less than quarter of a mile from Lowther Castle, the picturesque village of ...

Dacre Castle Dacre Cumbria The village of Dacre lays just south of the A66, East of Penruddock, and West of Stainton. The area is literally ...

Lowther Castle Stead Lowther nr Askham Cumbria The earthwork remains of Castle Stead lay about a quarter of a mile north of Lowther castle, ...

Rosgill Hall Nr Shap Cumbria Rosgill Hall sits on the banks of the River Lowther, about two miles north of Shap abbey, and about two an...

Piel Castle Piel Island Cumbria Situated on the 20 acre island of Piel, at the mouth of Piel Channel, this castle has battled the elements f...

Smardale Hall nr Crosby Garrett Cumbria Smardale Hall, now part of a working farm, lays about a mile and a half South East of the smal...

Lammerside Castle Mallerstang nr Kirkby Stephen Cumbria The remains of Lammerside tower lay 2 miles to the South of Wharton Hall, two miles ...