Drumburgh Castle | |
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Cumbria, England | |
![]() Drumburgh Castle today | |
Site information | |
Type | Pele tower |
Location | |
Coordinates | 54°55′36″N3°08′54″W / 54.9266°N 3.1484°W |
Grid reference | grid reference NY265597 |
Site history | |
Materials | Red sandstone |
Drumburgh Castle is a Grade I-listed [1] medieval pele tower in the village of Drumburgh, in Cumbria, England.
A pele tower was originally built on this site, near the village of Burgh, by Robert le Brun in 1307, on the site of a former tower that had been part of Hadrian's Wall. The construction used red sandstone masonry from the wall for its construction. [2] Thomas Dacre rebuilt the castle in 1518, producing what contemporaries described as "neither castle nor tower but a house of strength". [3] The house was altered again between 1678 and 1681 by John Alglionby, producing the current design. The property today has a distinctive first floor doorway and staircase - a later addition to the castle - decorated with the Dacre coat of arms, and has parts of a Roman shrine incorporated into its stonework. [4]