Photo of Carlisle Castle, a castle in Cumbria, north west England.

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Photo of Carlisle Castle, a castle in Cumbria, north west England.

Carlisle Castle

Castle near Carlisle

Border fortress that held Mary Queen of Scots.

Photo of Sizergh Castle, a castle near Levens in the Lake District, Cumbria, north west England.

Sizergh Castle

Castle near Levens

Medieval tower house with limestone rock garden.

Photo of Penrith Castle, a ruined castle in Cumbria, north west England.

Penrith Castle

Castle near Penrith

Red sandstone ruin opposite Penrith station, begun by Ralph Neville in the late 1300s and later a stronghold of the future Richard III.

Photo of Appleby Castle, a ruined castle near Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria, north west England.

Appleby Castle

Castle near Appleby-in-Westmorland

Appleby Castle, uninhabited portions

Photo of Clifton Hall, a ruined tower house near Penrith, Cumbria, north west England.

Clifton Hall

Tower house near Penrith

Fifteenth-century tower house, all that is left of the Wybergh manor, looted by Bonnie Prince Charlie's retreating army before the 1745 clash at Clifton Moor.

Photo of Piel Castle, a ruined castle near Roose, Cumbria, north west England.

Piel Castle

Castle near Roose

A medieval castle in Cumbria.

Photo of Brough Castle, a ruined castle near Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, north west England.

Brough Castle

Castle near Kirkby Stephen

A medieval castle in Cumbria.

Photo of Cockermouth Castle, a ruined castle in Cumbria, north west England.

Cockermouth Castle

Castle · Motte & bailey near Cockermouth

Cockermouth Castle: medieval enclosure castle and site of earlier motte and bailey castle

Photo of Dalton Castle, a ruined castle near Ulverston, Cumbria, north west England.

Dalton Castle

Castle near Ulverston

A medieval castle in Cumbria.

Photo of Egremont Castle, a ruined castle near St Bees, Cumbria, north west England.

Egremont Castle

Castle near St Bees

A medieval castle in Cumbria.

Photo of Kendal Castle, a ruined castle in Cumbria, north west England.

Kendal Castle

Castle · Ringwork near Kendal

Kendal Castle and associated earthworks, and earlier ringwork

Photo of Kirkoswald Castle, a ruined castle in Cumbria, north west England.

Kirkoswald Castle

Castle near Kirkoswald

Kirkoswald Castle moated site

Photo of Lammerside Castle, a ruined castle near Kirkby Stephen in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria, north west England.

Lammerside Castle

Castle · Tower house near Kirkby Stephen

Lammerside Castle medieval tower house

Photo of Millom Castle, a ruined castle near Broughton-in-Furness, Cumbria, north west England.

Millom Castle

Castle near Broughton-in-Furness

A medieval castle in Cumbria.

Photo of Pendragon Castle, a ruined castle near Kirkby Stephen in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria, north west England.

Pendragon Castle

Castle near Kirkby Stephen

A medieval castle in Cumbria.

Photo of Wray Castle, a castle near Ambleside in the Lake District, Cumbria, north west England.

Wray Castle

Castle near Ambleside

A National Trust place in Cumbria.

Castle Crag

Castle near Patterdale

Castle Crag slight univallate hillfort

Castle Folds settlement

Castle near Appleby-in-Westmorland

Castle Folds Romano-British defended stone hut circle settlement and medieval shieling

Castle Howe hillfort

Castle near Little Langdale

Castle Howe hillfort, Little Langdale

High Grains bastle and shieling

High Grains bastle and shieling 130m west of High Grains Farm

Cumbria

Maiden Castle (Cumbria)

Castle near Kirkby Stephen

Maiden Castle near Brough

Maiden Castle cairn, Burnmoor

Castle near Nether Wasdale

Maiden Castle round cairn, Burnmoor

Roper Castle

Castle near Keld

Roper Castle Roman signal station, on the eastern flank of Moudy Mea, 700m south of Summit Reservoir

Bastle at Upper Denton

Tower house near Haltwhistle

A fortified tower house in Cumbria.

Bewley Castle

Castle near Appleby-in-Westmorland

Bewley Castle, Crackenthorpe

Blencow Old Hall moated tower house

Tower house near Penrith

A fortified tower house in Cumbria.

Burneside Hall

Tower house near Kendal

Burneside Hall, pele tower and gatehouse

Castle Hill motte (Cumbria)

Castle · Motte & bailey near Maryport

Castle Hill motte and site of a World War II gun emplacement

Castle Howe motte

Castle · Motte & bailey near Burneside (Cumbria)

Castle Howe motte and bailey castle

Castle Howe, Kendal

Castle · Motte & bailey near Kendal

Castle Howe motte and bailey

Catterlen Hall tower house

Tower house near Penrith

A fortified tower house in Cumbria.

Crake Trees tower house

Tower house near Morland

A fortified tower house in Cumbria.

Crew Castle

Castle · Tower house

Crew Castle bastle

Cumbria

Croglam Castle

Castle near Kirkby Stephen

Croglam Castle defended Iron Age settlement

Harbybrow pele tower

Tower house near Ireby

A fortified tower house in Cumbria.

Hartley Castle

Castle near Kirkby Stephen

Hartley Castle and associated earthworks

Hayes Castle

Castle near Whitehaven

A medieval castle in Cumbria.

Loan bastle and post-cottage

Tower house near Newcastleton

The Loan medieval bastle and post-medieval cottage

Low Grains bastle

A fortified tower house in Cumbria.

Cumbria

Lynestead pele tower

Tower house near Newcastleton

Lynestead medieval pele tower, early post-medieval farmstead and an associated corn drying kiln

Maiden Castle, Pooley Bridge

Castle near Pooley Bridge

Maiden Castle univallate prehistoric defended enclosure

Pennington Castle

Castle near Ulverston

Castle Hill

Scaleby Castle

Castle near Carlisle

Scaleby Castle moated site

St Mungo's Castle

Castle near Silloth

A medieval castle in Cumbria.

Stonehouse Tower

Tower house near Newcastleton

Stonehouse Tower bastle

Waitby Castle

Castle near Kirkby Stephen

Waitby Castle enclosed Romano-British settlement and part of a medieval dyke

Westnewton Castle

Castle near Silloth

A medieval castle in Cumbria.

Workington Hall tower house

Tower house near Maryport

Workington Hall tower house and later medieval fortified house

Beaumont motte

Motte & bailey · Castle near Carlisle

Beaumont motte castle and section of Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 70 including turret 70a

Castlehaw Tower

Motte & bailey · Castle near Sedbergh

Castlehaw Tower, motte and bailey castle and Royal Observer Corps monitoring post

Cockpit Hill

Motte & bailey · Castle near Ingleton

Cockpit Hill, medieval motte castle

Dallam Park ringwork

Ringwork near Levens

The earthworks of a Norman ringwork castle in Cumbria.

Irthington Castle

Motte & bailey near Carlisle

Motte, immediately south east of Nook Farm

Liddel Strength motte

Motte & bailey · Castle near Gretna Green

Liddel Strength motte and bailey castle and fortified tower house

Moat Hill

Motte & bailey · Castle near Ulverston

Moat Hill, motte and bailey castle and earlier ringwork

The Mote Castle mound

Motte & bailey · Castle near Brampton (Cumbria)

The Mote Castle mound, medieval motte castle and site of late medieval beacon

Tower Tye ringwork

Ringwork near Brampton (Cumbria)

The earthworks of a Norman ringwork castle in Cumbria.

Tute Hill motte

Motte & bailey near Cockermouth

The earthworks of a Norman motte-and-bailey castle in Cumbria.