Latitude: 54.6306 / 54°37'50"N
Longitude: -2.8374 / 2°50'14"W
OS Eastings: 346037
OS Northings: 526488
OS Grid: NY460264
Mapcode National: GBR 8GMW.HT
Mapcode Global: WH819.DV2Z
Plus Code: 9C6VJ5J7+72
Entry Name: Dacre Castle
Listing Date: 17 July 1957
Grade: I
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1221000
English Heritage Legacy ID: 73750
ID on this website: 101221000
Location: Dacre, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, CA11
County: Westmorland and Furness
District: Eden
Civil Parish: Dacre
Traditional County: Cumberland
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cumbria
Church of England Parish: Dacre St Andrew
Church of England Diocese: Carlisle
Tagged with: Tower house
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Fortified tower house. C14 with C17 and C19 alterations. Extremely thick walls of dressed mixed sandstone with offsets, on chamfered plinth, the roof hidden by battlemented parapets. 2-storey rectangular tower over vaulted basement, with angle turrets. Entrance facade has off-centre doorway with stone surround, up L-shaped stone steps. Central C17 coat-of-arms of Earl of Sussex. Irregular fenestration of large C17 cross-mullioned windows, the turrets with smaller loops and 2-light windows. The right and rear left turrets are larger and square, compared with smaller opposing 45° turrets; the rear larger turret being the original entrance point with newel staircase. The interior has many original features such as fireplaces, oven recess, mural chambers and garderobes. See M.W. Taylor, Old Manorial Halls of Westmorland & Cumberland, 1892, pp.278-286; J.F. Curwen, Castles and Fortified Towers of Cumberland & Westmorland, 1913, pp.269-272.
Listing NGR: NY4603726488
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