Burton in Lonsdale Castle
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Burton in Lonsdale Castle was in the village of Burton in Lonsdale in North Yorkshire (grid reference SD649721).
This was a motte castle with two baileys. In 1322 it was confiscated from the Mowbrays who had been in opposition to King Edward II.
The mound is still visible.
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- Burton in Lonsdale Castle 1
- Burton in Lonsdale Castle 2
- Fry, Plantagenet Somerset, The David & Charles Book of Castles, David & Charles, 1980. ISBN 0-7153-7976-3
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