Gleaston Castle
Gleaston Castle is a medieval building in a valley about 1 kilometre north-east of the village of Gleaston. The village lies between the towns of Ulverston and Barrow-in-Furness in the Furness peninsula, Cumbria, England.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: 14th-century enclosure castle in England
- Also known as: “Enclosure castle known as Gleaston Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Matthew and Church of Cuthbert.
Church of St Matthew
Church
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Matthew is situated 1 mile southwest of Gleaston Castle.
Church of Cuthbert
Church
Photo: Dave&Lynne Slater, CC BY 2.0.
Church of Cuthbert is situated 1½ miles east of Gleaston Castle.
St Mary and St Michael’s Church, Great Urswick
Church
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary and St Michael's Church is in the village of Great Urswick, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Furness, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle. St Mary and St Michael’s Church, Great Urswick is situated 2 miles north of Gleaston Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gleaston and Scales.
Gleaston
Village
Photo: Jim Woodward-Nutt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gleaston is a village with a population of around 400 in the Furness area of South Cumbria, situated between the towns of Barrow-in-Furness, Dalton-in-Furness and Ulverston.
Scales
Village
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scales is a small village in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. The town of Ulverston is around 3.5 miles south of the village. The name Scales comes from the Old Norse skali, with an Old English plural *Scalas, meaning huts.
Stainton with Adgarley
Village
Photo: Rude Health, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stainton with Adgarley is a small village in Cumbria, England. It is situated about 5 miles from Dalton-in-Furness. It is a small farming community and is served by the Urswick Bardsea and Stainton Parish Council.
Gleaston Castle
- Categories: archaeological site, enclosure castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Aldingham, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.13359° or 54° 8′ 1″ northLongitude
-3.13162° or 3° 7′ 54″ westElevation
85 feet (26 metres)Open location code
9C6R4VM9+C9OpenStreetMap ID
way 1062309782OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Gleaston Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gleaston Castle”
- Danish: “Gleaston Castle”
- German: “Gleaston Castle”
- Swedish: “Gleaston Castle”
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