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14th-century tower. Located in the main street of the town, the tower contains a local history exhibition organised by the Friends of Dalton Castle.
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Medieval house extended in Elizabethan times, with handsome gardens. Originally built in the Middle Ages by the Strickland family, who still live here, this imposing house has an exceptional series of oak-panelled rooms culminating in the Inlaid Cham...
Standing strongly in the city it has dominated for nine centuries, Carlisle Castle was a constantly updated working fortress until well within living memory. Now its rich and varied visitor attractions reflect its long and eventful history.
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The mainly 15th-century remains of a castle begun by Bishop Strickland of Carlisle and developed by the Nevilles and Richard III. Set in a municipal park opposite the railway station....
In a picturesque setting beside the crossing of the River Eamont, Brougham Castle was founded in the early 13th century by King John's agent Robert de Vieuxpont. His great keep largely survives, amid many later buildings - including the unusual doubl...
Commanding a magnificent view of the Pennines, medieval Brough Castle stands within the earth-works of a Roman fort guarding the strategic Stainmore routeway. The impressive tower-keep dates from c. 1200, replacing an earlier stronghold destroyed by ...
Welcome to Muncaster Castle & Gardens, one of the best places to visit in the Lake District for a fun family day out! The Muncaster Experience is different for everyone. Be amazed by seeing more than 200 owls at The World Owl Centre. Wonder and watch...
Appleby Castle was founded in 1100 by Ranulf le Meschin, who may have founded the town at the same time. That first structure was little more than an extensive system of earthwork defenses.
The great stone keep of the castle was built sometime aro...
Castlerigg is perhaps the most atmospheric and dramatically sited of all British stone circles, with panoramic views and the mountains of Helvellyn and High Seat as a backdrop. It is also among the earliest British circles, raised in about 3000 BC du...
Bewcastle is one of the last unspoilt areas of Britain. Farmed, lived in and fought over for three thousand years, it still retains the rugged splendour of the border regions. This is the haunt of buzzard, curlew and lapwing. While sheep now graze ov...
Cockermouth's Castlegate House Gallery exhibits contemporary paintings, sculpture, ceramics, from English, Scottish and World artists. These include Cumbrian painters Sheila Fell, Percy Kelly, Bill Peascod, June Bennett, Charles Oakley, Winifred Nich...
One of the best-preserved milecastles on Hadrian's Wall, Poltross includes an oven, a stair to the rampart walk, and the remains of its north gateway....
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