Rose Castle

Rose Castle, Cumbria, England.

Rose Castle is a fortified house in Cumbria, England, on a site that was home to the bishops of Carlisle from 1230 to 2009. It is within the parish of Dalston, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from Dalston itself. The architects Anthony Salvin and Thomas Rickman were responsible for the alterations which took place in the 19th century.

The historical importance of Rose Castle is shown by its Grade I listing by English Heritage.^[1]

Plan of the old castle, from Samuel Jefferson, History and Antiquities of Carlisle (1838), placed after p. 376.

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External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rose Castle.

• Gatehouse Project page
• http://www.visitcumbria.com/car/rose-castle/

http://www.raughtonheadparishmagazine.org.uk/page15/page15.html

• http://www.rosecastle.org
• A brief history of Rose Castle Garden
• Diary of a Bishop's Garden

Coordinates: 54°48′23″N 2°58′49″W / 54.8064°N 2.9802°W / 54.8064; -2.9802