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Drumburgh Castle

Drumburgh Castle

Drumburgh Castle, a sixteenth century pele house built by Thomas Lord Dacre, replacing an early fortified tower. Lord Dacre used stone from Hadrian's Wall to build his new house, so for those walking the wall from west to east this is the first sign of Roman stone.

Map: Solway Firth, Wigton and Silloth (OS Explorer Map Series) (OS Explorer Map Series)