Dalton Castle
Dalton Castle is a Grade I listed 14th-century peel tower in Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. Constructed during a period of Scottish raids on Furness, it served as the administrative and judicial centre of the lordship of Furness Abbey, functioning as a courthouse and prison as well as a defensive structure.Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: Grade I listed local museum in Dalton Town with Newton, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria , England, UK
- Also known as: “Dalton Castle, Cumbria”
- Address: Market Place, Dalton-in-Furness, LA15 8AX
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Mary’s Church, Dalton-in-Furness and Former Dalton-in-Furness Library.
St Mary’s Church, Dalton-in-Furness
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's Church is in the town of Dalton-in-Furness, 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.
Former Dalton-in-Furness Library
Library
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Former Dalton-in-Furness Library is situated 1,200 feet northeast of Dalton Castle.
Dalton railway station
Railway station
Photo: Raymond Knapman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dalton is a railway station on the Furness Line, which serves the town of Dalton-in-Furness in Cumbria, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains. Dalton railway station is situated 1,700 feet east of Dalton Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dalton-in-Furness and Newton-in-Furness.
Dalton-in-Furness
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dalton-in-Furness is a town in the Westmorland and Furness district, in Cumbria, England, 4 miles north east of Barrow-in-Furness. Along with the rest of the Furness peninsula, it was historically part of Lancashire.
Newton-in-Furness
Village
Photo: George Hopkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newton is a village in the civil parish of Dalton Town with Newton, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England.
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. Stainton with Adgarley is situated 1½ miles southeast of Dalton Castle.
Dalton Castle
- Categories: local museum, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Dalton Town with Newton, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.15543° or 54° 9′ 20″ northLongitude
-3.18644° or 3° 11′ 11″ westOpen location code
9C6R5R47+5COpenStreetMap ID
way 343267061OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q5211673
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Turkish—“Dalton Castle” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Dalton Castle”
- German: “Dalton Castle”
- Turkish: “Dalton Kalesi”
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Highlights include Methodist Church and Dalton Cemetry.
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