| Drumburgh Castle | |
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| Cumbria, England | |
Drumburgh Castle today |
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Shown within Cumbria
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| Type | Pele tower |
| Coordinates | grid reference NY265597 |
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Red sandstone |
Drumburgh Castle is a medieval pele tower in the village of Drumburgh, in Cumbria, England.
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A pele tower was originally built on this site, near the village of Burgh, by Robert le Brun in 1307, on the site of a former tower that had been part of Hadrian's Wall.[1] The construction used red sandstone masonry from the wall for its construction.[2] Thomas Dacre rebuilt the castle in 1518, producing what contemporaries described as "neither castle nor tower but a house of strength".[3] The house was altered again between 1678 to 1681 by John Alglionby, producing the current design.[4] The property today has a distinctive first floor doorway and staircase - a later addition to the castle - decorated with the Dacre coat of arms, and has parts of a Roman shrine incorporated into its stonework.[5]