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Kirkoswald Castle

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

Kirkoswald Castle

© Karl and Ali / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© Karl and Ali / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Kirkoswald Castle

Access unclearno public right of way confirmed — check locally before setting out

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Kirkoswald Castle is one of 33 castles the Albion Guide maps in Cumbria. The nearest railway station is Lazonby & Kirkoswald, 1.7 km to the south-west.

More at the National Heritage List entry

More places to visit near Kirkoswald Castle

Photo of St Oswald's Church, Kirkoswald, a church in Cumbria, north west England.

St Oswald's Church, Kirkoswald

Church near Kirkoswald

Eden-valley church with a spring under the chancel and its bell-tower standing apart on a hill above the village.

0.5 km W

Photo of the River Eden, a 90-mile river running from Mallerstang to Solway Firth, north west England.Highlight

River Eden

River

Cumbria's great river, running north from the Mallerstang fells through red sandstone country and Carlisle to the Solway.

0.9 km W · Cumbria

Photo of Lacy's Caves, a cave near Lazonby, Cumbria, north west England.Highlight

Lacy's Caves

Cave near Lazonby

Five chambers cut into the red sandstone cliffs above the Eden near Little Salkeld, a Georgian gentleman's folly.

2.8 km S

Photo of Long Meg and Her Daughters, a stone circle near Lazonby, Cumbria, north west England.Highlight

Long Meg and Her Daughters

Stone circle · Cursus near Lazonby

Long Meg and Her Daughters stone circle, associated cursus and prehistoric enclosure

3.9 km S

Photo of High Cup Nick, the glacial valley cut into the North Pennines escarpment, Cumbria, north west England.Highlight

North Pennines

National Landscape near Wearhead

England's high, quiet backbone of moorland tops, waterfalls and old lead-mining dales, designated in 1988

4.2 km NE

Photo of St Cuthbert's Church, Great Salkeld, a church in Cumbria, north west England.

St Cuthbert's Church, Great Salkeld

Church near Great Salkeld

Eden-valley church fronted by a fortified 14th-century pele tower, a refuge against border raiders.

4.3 km S