Drumburgh Castle

Drumburgh Castle is a medieval pele tower in the village of Drumburgh, in Cumbria, England.

Drumburgh Castle
Cumbria, England
Drumburgh Castle today
Drumburgh Castle Location in Allerdale, Cumbria Drumburgh Castle Location in Cumbria, England
Coordinates	54.9266°N 3.1484°W
Grid reference	grid reference NY265597
Type	Pele tower
Site history
Materials	Red sandstone

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.[1] Thomas Dacre rebuilt the castle in 1518, producing what contemporaries described as "neither castle nor tower but a house of strength".[2] 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.[3]

See also

• Grade I listed buildings in Cumbria
• Listed buildings in Bowness
• Castles in Great Britain and Ireland
• List of castles in England

References

1. Pettifer, p.40.
2. Pettifer, p.40.
3. Richards and Clegg, p.177.

Bibliography

• Pettifer, Adrian. (2002) English Castles: a Guide by Counties. Woodbridge, UK: Boydell Press. ISBN 978-0-85115-782-5.
• Richards, Mark and Roger Clegg. (2008) The Spirit of Hadrian's Wall. Cicerone Press. ISBN 978-1-85284-558-2.