Crake Trees tower house

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Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Crake Trees tower house is one of 13 tower houses the Albion Guide charts in Cumbria. It sits inside the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Bewley Castle and Castle Folds settlement are among the castles within 7.1 km. The nearest railway station is Appleby, 8.7 km to the north-east.

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