Naworth Castle

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Naworth Castle is a medieval fortified manor house in Cumbria, England, long associated with the powerful border-reiving Dacre family.

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Naworth Castle canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf castle
fortified manor house
associatedWith Dacre family
border reivers
builtFor Dacre family
category Castles in Cumbria
Country houses in Cumbria
Grade I listed castles in Cumbria
country England
era medieval period
function defensive stronghold
manor house
hasAlternativeName Naward
Naward Castle
hasArchitecturalStyle Tudor
medieval
hasFeature arrow slits
battlements
great hall
hasGarden formal gardens
hasNotableResident Howard family of Naworth
Lord William Howard
Thomas Dacre, 2nd Baron Dacre
hasPart courtyard
curtain wall
gatehouse
moat (former)
tower
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building
locatedIn Cumbria
North West England
United Kingdom
historic county of Cumberland
locatedNear Brampton, Cumbria
linked to: Brampton (Cumbria)

Hadrian's Wall
locatedOn River Irthing (nearby)
linked to: River Irthing
material stone
nearbySettlement Brampton
openToPublic partially
ownedBy Earls of Carlisle
Howard family
region Border region of England and Scotland
restoredBy George Howard, 9th Earl of Carlisle
significantEvent damaged by fire in 1844
tourism heritage attraction
usedAs private residence
usedDuring Anglo-Scottish border conflicts
linked to: Anglo-Scottish Wars

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Dacre family seat Naworth Castle