Askerton Castle

Askerton Castle is a medieval fortified manor house in Cumbria, England.

Askerton Castle was built in the parish of Askerton in Cumbria around 1290. Originally the castle was an unfortified manor, but in the late-15th century Thomas Dacre, 2nd Baron Dacre built two crenellated towers on either end of the hall range, probably with the aim of increasing the living space in the property rather than simply for reasons of defence. A third tower may have been built on the north-west corner of the property, this time for defensive purposes, but has since been lost. The castle was renovated by architect Anthony Salvin in the 1850s. Askerton Castle is a Grade I listed building.

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Askerton Castle ranks #5,186 of 7,044 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #312 of the 315 mapped in England. Founded c. 1290, it is older than 66% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 781 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. See how England compares in the castle statistics.

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