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Penrith Castle was built between 1399 and 1470 as a defence against Scottish raids; it has been said that, unlike so many of its counterparts in the north, 'the building exhibits no indication of very ancient date.' [1] The lordship of Penrith was created in 1397 as a grant to the newly created earl of Westmorland, and the castle was mentioned in a grant of 1437.
Greystoke Castle is in the village of Greystoke 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) west of Penrith in the county of Cumbria in northern England. ( grid reference NY435309 ). It is owned by the Howard family and is a private residence including a castle and family estate with no public access.
Greystoke is a village and civil parish on the edge of the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England, about 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Penrith. At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 642, [2] increasing marginally to 654 at the 2011 Census. [1] The village centres on a green surrounded by stone houses and cottages.
Penrith merits a visit after leaving the M6, and memories of the motorway fade as the A686 crosses the River Eden valley. The mood changes dramatically in Melmerby , where the road starts its long climb to the cafe at Hartside, 1,900 feet (580 m) above sea level, with stunning views across the Solway Firth and Scotland.
The origins of Penrith go far back in time. There is archaeological evidence of "early, concentrated and continuous settlement" in the area. [M 1] The Neolithic (c. 4500–2350 BCE) or early-Bronze Age (c. 2500–1000 BCE) sites at nearby Mayburgh Henge, King Arthur's Round Table, Little Round Table, Long Meg and Her Daughters, and Little Meg, and the stone circles at Leacet Hill and Oddendale ...
Penrith is a city in New South Wales, Australia, located in Greater Western Sydney, 55 kilometres (31 mi) west of the Sydney central business district on the banks of the Nepean River, on the outskirts of the Cumberland Plain. Its elevation is 32 metres (105 ft). Penrith is the administrative centre of the local government area of the City of ...
Brougham Castle (pronounced / ˈ b r uː m /) is a medieval building about 2 miles (3.2 km) south-east of Penrith, Cumbria, England. The castle was founded by Robert I de Vieuxpont in the early 13th century. The site, near the confluence of the rivers Eamont and Lowther, had been chosen by the Romans for a Roman fort called Brocavum.
Arnside Tower, a late-medieval pele tower in Cumbria Smailholm Tower near Kelso in Scotland Preston Tower, Northumberland. Peel towers (also spelt pele) [1] are small fortified keeps or tower houses, built along the English and Scottish borders in the Scottish Marches and North of England, mainly between the mid-14th century and about 1600. [2]