Dacre Castle

Dacre Castle is a moated tower house in the village of , 4 miles south-west of , , England. It was constructed in the mid-14th century, probably by Margaret Multon, against the background of the threat of Scottish invasion and raids, and was held in the Dacre family until the 17th century.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Andrew’s Church, Dacre and Horse And Farrier Inn And Stables.

Church
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Andrew's Church is in the village of , , England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Penrith, the archdeaconry of Penrith, and the diocese of Carlisle. is situated 510 feet north of Dacre Castle.

Pub
Photo: Roger Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a pub, which is situated 700 feet northwest of Dacre Castle.

Photo: Geoff Gill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a country house around five miles southwest of in , England. It is a Grade I listed building. sits within the Lake District National Park. is situated 1 mile east of Dacre Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dacre and Soulby.

Village
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village, civil parish and electoral ward in the Lake District National Park in the unitary authority area of , England, but historically in the traditional county of Cumberland.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in the civil parish of , near the villages of Dacre and and the A592 road, in the district, in the English county of .

Village
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is a village in the of the northwestern English county of , within the traditional borders of .

Dacre Castle

Latitude
54.63067° or 54° 37′ 50″ north
Longitude
-2.83742° or 2° 50′ 15″ west
Elevation
581 feet (177 metres)
Open location code
9C6VJ5J7+72
Open­Street­Map ID
way 331526791
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
6287087
Wiki­data ID
Q5207734
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Dacre Castle” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Dacre Castle”
  • Danish: “Dacre Castle”
  • Russian: “Замок Дакр”
  • Swedish: “Dacre Castle”
  • Turkish: “Dacre Kalesi”
  • Uzbek: “Dakr qasri”

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