Drumburgh Castle

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Drumburgh Castle
Cumbria, England
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Drumburgh Castle today
Site information
Type Pele tower
Location
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Drumburgh Castle
Location in Allerdale, Cumbria
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Drumburgh Castle
Location in Cumbria, England
Coordinates 54°55′36″N3°08′54″W / 54.9266°N 3.1484°W / 54.9266; -3.1484
Grid reference grid reference NY265597
Site history
MaterialsRed sandstone

Drumburgh Castle is a Grade I-listed [1] medieval pele tower in the village of Drumburgh, in Cumbria, England.

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History

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]

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References

  1. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1144623
  2. Pettifer, p.40.
  3. Pettifer, p.40.
  4. Richards and Clegg, p.177.

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