Dalton Castle
Cumbria, England
Dalton Castle is a castle in Cumbria, England. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Gleaston Castle, 2.7 mi away.
Dalton Castle at a glance
Type
Castle
Heritage status
scheduled monument
Grade I listed building
Nearest castle
Gleaston Castle
2.7 mi away
Castles in Cumbria
47
England
About Dalton Castle
Dalton Castle is a Grade I listed 14th-century peel tower in Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. Constructed during a period of Scottish raids on Furness, it served as the administrative and judicial centre of the lordship of Furness Abbey, functioning as a courthouse and prison as well as a defensive structure.
From the Wikipedia article on Dalton Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dalton Castle sits at 54.1554, -3.1865 in Cumbria. The closest other castles are Gleaston Castle (2.7 mi), Millom Castle (5.7 mi) and Piel Castle (6.5 mi). Cumbria has 47 castles in all.
