Brough Castle

#431 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Brough Castle is a ruined castle in the village of Brough, Cumbria, England. The castle was built by William Rufus around 1092 within the old Roman fort of Verterae to protect a key route through the Pennine Mountains. The initial motte and bailey castle was attacked and destroyed by the Scots in 1174 during the Great Revolt against Henry II. Rebuilt after the war, a square keep was constructed and the rest of the castle converted to stone. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 54°31'18"N, 2°19'25"W

Location

English Heritage, Brough Castle, Brough, Cumbria CA10 2AAEnglandUnited Kingdom

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Day trips

Brough Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Nine Standards Rigg, St Stephen's Church, Stainmore Summit, St Andrew's Church.

5.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Nine Standards Rigg
131 min walk • Nine Standards Rigg is the summit of Hartley Fell in the Pennine Hills of England. It lies near the boundary between Cumbria and North Yorkshire, a few miles south-east of Kirkby Stephen and approximately 770 yards outside the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
3.4 miS
Town, Church
St Stephen's Church, Kirkby Stephen
88 min walk • The Parish Church, Kirkby Stephen is an Anglican parish church in Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria. The Church is Shared between the Anglican and Roman Catholic Population of Kirkby Stephen, holding both Anglican Communion and Roman Catholic Mass.
5.5 miE
Mountain
Stainmore Summit, North Pennines
140 min walk • Stainmore Summit is the highest point on the trans-Pennine South Durham & Lancashire Union Railway, also known as the Stainmore Railway in Northern England.
4.7 miSW
Church, Gothic architecture
St Andrew's Church, Yorkshire Dales National Park
120 min walk • St Andrew's Church is in the village of Crosby Garrett, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Appleby, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese of Carlisle.
3.7 miS
Forts and castles
Hartley Castle, Kirkby Stephen
94 min walk • Hartley Castle was a castle near Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, England.
4.3 miS
Arch
Devil's Grinding Mill, Kirkby Stephen
109 min walk • The Devil's Grinding Mill, sometimes known as the Devil's Hole, is part of The Angel's Drainpipe, a partially collapsed cave system on the River Eden in England, which forms dramatic gorges and natural arches.
7.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Lunedale
181 min walk • Lunedale is the dale, or valley, of the River Lune, on the east side of the Pennines in England, west of Middleton-in-Teesdale. Its principal settlements are Grassholme, Thringarth and Bowbank. Lunedale is also the name of a civil parish which covers most of the north side of the dale.