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rebuilt the castle in 1518, producing what contemporaries described as "neither castle nor tower but a house of strength". 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
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later addition to the castle - decorated with the Dacre coat of arms, and has parts of a Roman shrine incorporated into its stonework.
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was originally built on this site, near the village of
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Cumbria

Drumburgh Castle is located in the former Allerdale Borough
Allerdale
Cumbria
Drumburgh Castle is located in Cumbria
Cumbria
54°55′36″N 3°08′54″W / 54.9266°N 3.1484°W / 54.9266; -3.1484
Grid reference
grid reference
NY265597
Pele tower
sandstone
pele tower
Drumburgh
Cumbria
pele tower
Burgh
Hadrian's Wall
sandstone
Thomas Dacre
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Cumbria portal
Grade I listed buildings in Cumbria
Listed buildings in Bowness
Castles in Great Britain and Ireland
List of castles in England
English Castles: a Guide by Counties
ISBN
978-0-85115-782-5

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