List of Castles in England - Cumbria

Cumbria

See also: Map of castles in Cumbria

Castles of which only earthworks, vestiges or no traces remain include:

  • Aldingham Moat Hill
  • Castle Howe (Kendal)
  • Castle Howe (Tebay)
  • Egremont Castle
  • Haresceugh Castle
  • Hartley Castle
  • Hayes Castle
  • High Head Castle
  • Kirkoswald Castle
  • Lammerside Castle
  • Liddel Strength
  • Maryport Castle
  • Netherhall Tower
  • Pennington Castle
  • Sedbergh Castle
  • Triermain Castle
Name Type Date Condition Image Ownership / Access Notes
Appleby Castle Keep and bailey 1101 !12–17th century Restored Private Restored in the 17th century by Lady Anne Clifford.
Armathwaite Castle Tower house 1401 !15th century Intact Private Incorporated in later buildings.
Arnside Tower Tower house 1401 !15th century Ruins Private Freestanding tower house.
Askerton Castle Castle 1301 !14–16th century Restored Private, farm Altered by Anthony Salvin.
Beetham Hall Fortified manor house 1301 !14th century Partly ruined Private
Bewcastle Castle Courtyard castle 1301 !14–15th century Fragmentary ruins HC ! Sited within Roman fort.
Bewley Castle Fortified manor house 1201 !13–14th century Fragmentary ruins Private Once a residence of the Bishops of Carlisle.
Blencow Hall Fortified house 1401 !15–16th century Intact Holiday accommodation Altered in 1590.
Brackenburgh Old Tower Pele tower 1301 !14–15th century Substantially intact Private Adjoining large 19th-century house.
Brackenhill Tower Tower house 1586 !1586 Intact Holiday accommodation Restored 21st century.
Branthwaite Hall Pele tower 1301 !14–15th century Intact Private 17th-century additions.
Brough Castle Keep and bailey 1001 !11–14th century Ruins EH ! Restored in 1659–62 by Lady Anne Clifford.
Brougham Castle Keep and bailey 1201 !13–14th century Ruins EH ! Converted into country house in 17th century by Lady Anne Clifford.
Brougham Hall Fortified manor house 1201 !13–19th century Ruins Crafts centre Ruins of 19th-century house incorporating remains of earlier building.
Broughton Tower Pele tower 1301 !14th century Intact School Incorporated in later building.
Burneside Hall Tower house 1301 !14th century Ruins Private
Carlisle Castle Keep and bailey 1101 !12–15th century Substantially intact EH ! Converted to barracks 19th century.
Catterlen Hall Tower house 1401 !15th century Intact Private Later additions.
Clifton Hall Pele tower 1501 !16th century Substantially intact EH ! Used as a farm building until 1973.
Cockermouth Castle Enclosure castle 1201 !13–14th century Partly restored Private 19th-century additions.
Corby Castle Tower house 1201 !13th century Rebuilt Private Concealed within a Georgian Mansion House.
Dacre Castle Tower house 1301 !14th century Restored Private Restored in the 17th and 19th centuries.
Dalston Hall Fortified house 1401 !15th century Intact Hotel Later additions.
Dalton Castle Pele tower 1301 !14th century Restored ENT ! Remodelled c. 1704 and 1856.
Drawdykes Castle Tower house 1301 !14th century Intact Private, farm Original tower with early Classical Revival facade.
Drumburgh Castle Tower house 1301 !14th century Habitable Private Converted into farmhouse.
Gleaston Castle Enclosure castle 1301 !14th century Fragmentary remains Private Abandoned late 15th century.
Greystoke Castle Castle 1301 !14–19th century Rebuilt Wedding venue Rebuilt incorporating parts of 14th-century building, remodelled in 1840 by Anthony Salvin.
Harbybrow Tower Pele tower 1401 !15th century Ruin Private Adjoining 19th-century farmhouse.
Hayton Castle Tower house 1301 !14–15th century Substantially intact Private Castle converted to house.
Hazelslack Tower Pele tower 1301 !14th century Ruins Private Near Arnside.
Howgill Castle Tower house 1301 !14th century Substantially intact Private Altered and remodelled in the 17–18th century.
Hutton-in-the-Forest Pele tower 1301 !14–19th century Intact HH ! Large country-house extensions.
Hutton John Pele tower 1301 !14th century Intact HH ! Later alterations and additions.
Ingmire Hall Pele tower 1501 !16–20th century Rebuilt Private apartments Incorporated in large, mostly 19th-century mansion.
Isel Hall Tower house 1301 !14–15th century Intact HH ! Later additions.
Kendal Castle Ringwork 1101 !12–14th century Fragmentary remains HAL !
Kentmere Hall Pele tower 1301 !14th century Intact Private
Kirkandrews Tower Pele tower 1501 !16th century Intact Private
Linstock Castle Tower house 1101 !12–13th century Substantially intact Private Altered and remodelled in the 17–20th century.
Lowther Castle Neo-romantic castle 1806 !1806–14 Ruins HH ! Shell of a 19th-century castle by Smirke, on site of medieval hall.
Middleton Hall Fortified manor house 1301 !14th century Habitable Private Altered and extended in the 15–19th centuries.
Millom Castle Castle 1301 !14th century Ruins HC ! 16–17th-century farmhouse built into ruins.
Muncaster Castle Tower house 1201 !13–14th century Restored HH ! Remodelled by Anthony Salvin, home of Tom Fool, 16th-century jester.
Naworth Castle Keep and bailey 1201 !13–16th century Restored Wedding venue
Earl of Carlisle		 Altered and restored in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Newbiggin Hall Fortified house 1401 !15–16th century Intact Private Remodelled by Anthony Salvin.
Pendragon Castle Tower house 1101 !12–14th century Fragmentary remains HC !
Penrith Castle Castle 1301 !14–15th century Fragmentary remains EH !
Piel Castle Castle 1301 !14–15th century Ruins EH ! Also known as Fouldrey Castle.
Prior's Tower, Carlisle Pele tower 1401 !15th century Intact Church of England Part of the Deanery, alongside later buildings.
Rose Castle Quadrangular Castle 1401 !15–16th century Restored Church of England Converted to private house 17th century, residence of the Bishop of Carlisle until 2011.
Scaleby Castle Tower house 1201 !13–15th century Partly ruined Private Incorporated with later house.
Sizergh Castle Tower house 1301 !14–16th century Restored ENT ! Altered in the 18–20th centuries.
Toppin Castle Sham castle 19 !19th century Intact Private Imitation tower house.
Ubarrow Hall Pele tower 1401 !Medieval Substantially intact Private Alongside later building, reduced in height.
Wharton Hall Fortified manor house 1301 !14–17th century Partly restored Private
Whitehall, Mealsgate Tower house 1301 !14–15th century Substantially intact Holiday accommodation Alterations by Anthony Salvin.
Workington Hall Tower house 1301 !14–18th century Ruins Local authority Also known as Curwen Hall.
Wray Castle Neo-romantic castle 1840 !1840–7 Intact ENT !
Wraysholme Tower Tower house 1401 !15th century Substantially intact Private, farm Used as barn and cow-house, adjoining a 19th-century house.
Yanwath Hall Pele tower 1401 !15th century Intact Private Adjoining later building.

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