# Castles of England/Cumbria

Cumbria has perhaps more castles than any other county of England, a result of its proximity to the Scottish border.
| Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership / Access | Notes (Key) |
| Appleby Castle | Keep and bailey | 110112–17th century | Restored | Private | Restored 17th century by Lady Anne Clifford. |
| Armathwaite Castle | Tower house | 140115th century | Intact | Private | Incorporated in later buildings. |
| Arnside Tower | Tower house | 140115th century | Ruins | Private | Freestanding tower house. |
| Askerton Castle | Castle | 130114–16th century | Restored | Private, farm | Altered by Anthony Salvin. |
| Beetham Hall | Fortified manor house | 130114th century | Partly ruined | Private | |
| Bewcastle Castle | Courtyard castle | 130114–15th century | Fragmentary ruins | HC | Sited within Roman fort. |
| Bewley Castle | Fortified manor house | 120113–14th century | Fragmentary ruins | Private | Once a residence of the Bishops of Carlisle. |
| Blencow Hall | Fortified house | 140115–16th century | Intact | Holiday accommodation | Altered 1590. |
| Brackenburgh Old Tower | Pele tower | 130114–15th century | Substantially intact | Private | Adjoining large 19th century house. |
| Brackenhill Tower | Tower house | 15861586 | Intact | Holiday accommodation | Restored 21st century. |
| Branthwaite Hall | Pele tower | 130114–15th century | Intact | Private | 160117th century additions. |
| Brough Castle | Keep and bailey | 100111–14th century | Ruins | EH | Restored 1659–62 by Lady Anne Clifford. |
| Brougham Castle | Keep and bailey | 120113–14th century | Ruins | EH | Converted into country house in 17th century by Lady Anne Clifford. |
| Brougham Hall | Fortified manor house | 120113–19th century | Ruins | Crafts centre | Ruins of 19th century house incorporating remains of earlier building. |
| Broughton Tower | Pele tower | 130114th century | Intact | School | Incorporated in later building. |
| Burneside Hall | Tower house | 130114th century | Ruins | Private | |
| Carlisle Castle | Keep and bailey | 110112–15th century | Substantially intact | EH | Converted to barracks 19th century. |
| Catterlen Hall | Tower house | 140115th century | Intact | Private | Later additions. |
| Clifton Hall | Pele tower | 150116th century | Substantially intact | EH | Used as a farm building until 1973. |
| Cockermouth Castle | Enclosure castle | 120113–14th century | Partly restored | Private residence | 1919th century additions. |
| Corby Castle | Tower house | 120113th century | Rebuilt | Private residence | Concealed within a Georgian Mansion House. |
| Dacre Castle | Tower house | 130114th century | Restored | Private residence | Restored 17th and 19th centuries. |
| Dalston Hall | Fortified house | 140115th century | Intact | Hotel | Later additions. |
| Dalton Castle | Pele tower | 130114th century | Restored | ENT | Remodelled c.1704 and 1856. |
| Drawdykes Castle | Tower house | 130114th century | Intact | Private, farm | Original tower with early Classical Revival facade. |
| Drumburgh Castle | Tower house | 130114th century | Habitable | Private | Converted into farmhouse. |
| Egremont Castle | Enclosure castle | 110112–13th century | Fragmentary remains | EH | |
| Gleaston Castle | Enclosure castle | 130114th century | Fragmentary remains | Private | Abandoned late 15th century. |
| Greystoke Castle | Castle | 130114–19th century | Rebuilt | Wedding venue | Rebuilt incorporating parts of 14th century building, remodelled 1840 by Salvin. |
| Harbybrow Tower | Pele tower | 140115th century | Ruin | Private | Adjoining 19th century farmhouse. |
| Hayton Castle | Tower house | 130114–15th century | Substantially intact | Private | Castle converted to house. |
| Hazelslack Tower | Pele tower | 130114th century | Ruins | Private | Near Arnside. |
| Howgill Castle | Tower house | 130114th century | Substantially intact | Private | Altered and remodelled 17–18th century. |
| Hutton-in-the-Forest | Pele tower | 130114–19th century | Intact | HH | Large country-house extensions. |
| Hutton John | Pele tower | 130114th century | Intact | HH | Later alterations and additions. |
| Ingmire Hall | Pele tower | 150116–20th century | Rebuilt | Private apartments | Incorporated in large mostly 19th century mansion. |
| Isel Hall | Tower house | 130114–15th century | Intact | HH | Later additions. |
| Kendal Castle | Ringwork | 110112–14th century | Fragmentary remains | HAL | |
| Kentmere Hall | Pele tower | 130114th century | Intact | Private | |
| Kirkandrews Tower | Pele tower | 150116th century | Intact | Private | |
| Kirkoswald Castle | Enclosure castle | 120113–15th century | Fragmentary remains | Private | |
| Linstock Castle | Tower house | 110112–13th century | Substantially intact | Private | Altered and remodelled 17–20th century. |
| Lowther Castle | Neo-romantic castle | 18061806–14 | Ruins | HH | Shell of 19th century castle by Sir Robert Smirke, on site of medieval hall. |
| Middleton Hall | Fortified manor house | 130114th century | Habitable | Private | Altered and extended 15–19th centuries. |
| Millom Castle | Castle | 130114th century | Ruins | HC | 150116–17th century farmhouse built into ruins. |
| Muncaster Castle | Tower house | 120113–14th century | Restored | HH | Remodelled by Anthony Salvin, home of Tom Fool, 16th century jester. |
| Naworth Castle | Keep and bailey | 120113–16th century | Restored | Wedding venue Earl of Carlisle | Altered and restored 18th and 19th centuries. |
| Newbiggin Hall | Fortified house | 140115–16th century | Intact | Private | Remodelled by Salvin. |
| Pendragon Castle | Tower house | 110112–14th century | Fragmentary remains | HC | |
| Penrith Castle | Castle | 130114–15th century | Fragmentary remains | EH | |
| Piel Castle | Castle | 130114–15th century | Ruins | EH | Also known as Fouldrey Castle. |
| Prior's Tower, Carlisle | Pele tower | 140115th century | Intact | Church of England | Part of the Deanery, alongside later buildings. |
| Rose Castle | Quadrangular Castle | 140115–16th century | Restored | Church of England | Converted to private house 17th century, residence of the Bishop of Carlisle until 2011. |
| Scaleby Castle | Tower house | 120113–15th century | Partly ruined | Private | Incorporated with later house. |
| Sizergh Castle | Tower house | 130114–16th century | Restored | ENT | Altered 18–20th centuries. |
| Toppin Castle | Sham castle | 1919th century | Intact | Private | Imitation tower house. |
| Ubarrow Hall | Pele tower | 1401Medieval | Substantially intact | Private | Alongside later building, reduced in height. |
| Wharton Hall | Fortified manor house | 130114–17th century | Partly restored | Private |
| Whelp Castle, Kirkby Thore | Masonry castle | Mentioned 1199 | No trace above ground | Private field | Traces visible 1777 |
| Whitehall, Mealsgate | Tower house | 130114–15th century | Substantially intact | Holiday accommodation | Alterations by Salvin. |
| Workington Hall | Tower house | 130114–18th century | Ruins | Local authority | Also known as Curwen Hall. |
| Wray Castle | Neo-romantic castle | 18401840–7 | Intact | ENT | |
| Wraysholme Tower | Tower house | 140115th century | Substantially intact | Private, farm | Used as barn and cow-house, adjoining 19th century house. |
| Yanwath Hall | Pele tower | 140115th century | Intact | Private | Adjoining later building. |
Appleby Castle is in the town of Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria overlooking the River Eden. It consists of a 12th-century castle keep which is known as Caesar's tower, and a mansion house. These, together with their associated buildings, are set in a courtyard surrounded by curtain walls. The castle was founded by Ranulf le Meschin at the beginning of the 12th century. In about 1170 the square stone keep was built. The castle was in Royal hands when the Scottish King, William the Lion, invaded the Eden Valley in 1174. The constable of the castle surrendered without a fight.
In 1203 the castle was granted to Robert de Vieuxpont by King John. In 1269 it came into the possession of Roger de Clifford and it remained in the ownership of the Clifford family for nearly 400 years. The upper parts of Caesar's tower were altered in the 17th and 18th centuries.
The north wall of house and the west part of north wing with the round tower date from the 13th century. The eastern part of the house was built in 1454. The house was partly dismantled in 1648 and was restored by Lady Anne Clifford in 1651–53. The house was largely rebuilt in 1686 and the north-west wing was added in 1695. In the 19th century it was again restored and sash windows were inserted.
Caesar's tower is built in grey stone rubble and ashlar. It is about 80 ft high and has four storeys. The main house is in two wings which are at right angles to each other. A semicircular round tower protrudes from the north wall of the north wing and a large square tower is at the south end of the east wing. The gateway is in grey stone and battlemented, dating probably from the 17th century. In the grounds of the castle is Lady Anne's Bee-house, which was built by Lady Anne Clifford in the middle of the 17th century. It is a square, stone building in two storeys with a pyramid roof and a door on the lower level. The upper level has a pointed arched window on each of three sides and a door on the fourth side.