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Brougham Castle

Brougham Castle is a medieval building about 2 miles south-east of , England. The castle was founded by Robert I de Vieuxpont in the early 13th century.
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  • Opening hours: Saturday—Sunday 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: castle near Penrith in Cumbria, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Brougham Roman fort and Brougham Castle”
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Brocavum and Brougham Hall.

Archaeological site
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is the Latin name of a Roman fort at near , . The fort survives as earthworks, but no excavation of these has been carried out so far. is situated 450 feet southeast of Brougham Castle.

Castle
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is a historic house museum located in the village of just outside , , . is situated 3,600 feet southwest of Brougham Castle.

Archaeological site
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King Arthur's Round Table is a Neolithic henge in the village of in the English county of , around one mile south east of . is situated 1 mile southwest of Brougham Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eamont Bridge and Penrith.

Village
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is a small village immediately to the south of , England. The village is named after over the and straddles the boundary between the historic counties of Cumberland and .

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is a market town and civil parish in the district of , England. It is less than 3 miles outside the and about 17 miles south of .

Suburb
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Penrith is a market town and civil parish in the district of , England. It is less than 3 miles outside the and about 17 miles south of . is situated 2 miles northwest of Brougham Castle.

Brougham Castle

Latitude
54.65395° or 54° 39′ 14″ north
Longitude
-2.71889° or 2° 43′ 8″ west
Elevation
374 feet (114 metres)
Operator
English Heritage
Open location code
9C6VM73J+HC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 204998520
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
6287288
Wiki­data ID
Q2968700
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Brougham Castle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة برغام”
  • Cebuano: “Brougham Castle”
  • Chinese: “布魯厄姆城堡”
  • Chinese: “布魯姆城堡”
  • Danish: “Brougham Castle”
  • Dutch: “Brougham Castle”
  • Finnish: “Broughamin linna”
  • French: “château de Brougham”
  • French: “Château de Brougham”
  • German: “Brougham Castle”
  • Irish: “Caisleán Brougham”
  • Italian: “Brougham Castle”
  • Italian: “Castello di Brougham”
  • Mirandese: “Castielho de Brougham”
  • Mirandese: “Castielho de Broughan”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Brougham”
  • Russian: “Брохем”
  • Russian: “Бруэм”
  • Russian: “Замок Бруэм”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Brougham”
  • Swedish: “Brougham Castle”
  • Welsh: “Castell Brougham”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Brougham Castle”. Photo: Mdbeckwith, CC0.