Lancashire North of the Sands

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Castles in the County of Lancashire North of the Sands
Name Type Confidence Remains Photos
Aldingham Moat Hill   Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks  Images Available
Broughton Tower   Pele Tower  Certain  Major  Images Available
Cartmel Castle Meadows   Uncertain  Questionable  Nothing visible   
Coniston Hall   Tower House  Possible  Masonry ruins/remnants  Images Available
Dalton in Furness   Pele Tower  Certain  Major  Images Available
Gleaston Castle, Aldingham   Masonry Castle  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants  Images Available
Hampsfield Hall Pele   Pele Tower  Certain  Masonry footings   
Hawkshead Old Hall   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Major   
Hermitage Hill, Conishead Priory   Uncertain  Questionable  Uncertain   
High Haume, Dalton in Furness   Timber Castle  Rejected  Cropmarks/slight earthworks   
Kirkby Hall   Pele Tower  Possible  Nothing visible   
Low Coppice Fort   Uncertain  Questionable  Cropmarks/slight earthworks   
Lowick Hall   Pele Tower  Possible  Uncertain  Images Available
Nevill Hall   Pele Tower  Possible  Nothing visible  Images Available
Peel Island   Timber Castle  Questionable  Uncertain   
Pennington Castle Hill   Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks  Images Available
Pennington Eller Barrow   Timber Castle  Rejected  Earthworks   
Piel Castle   Masonry Castle  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants  Images Available
Pull Beck, Skelwith   Timber Castle  Questionable  Cropmarks/slight earthworks   
Ulverston Castle   Timber Castle  Rejected  Nothing visible   
Wraysholme Tower, Lower Allithwaite   Tower House  Certain  Major  Images Available
The Old Castle, Lower Allithwaite   Uncertain  Rejected  Nothing visible  Images Available

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