- Open
- Free entry
- Dogs in the grounds
- English Heritage
Quick answer
Piel Castle is a castle near Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, managed by English Heritage. Entry is free and the site is open at any reasonable time. Dogs on a lead are welcome in the grounds but not inside.
Getting to Piel Castle and parking
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- By train
- Heysham Port is 10.7 miles away.
Dogs, accessibility and facilities
Dogs
Partly- Welcome: in the grounds.
- Not allowed: inside the buildings.
- Leads: dogs must be kept on a lead.
- Page says only 'Dogs on leads are welcome'; buildings not mentioned, so lesser value grounds_only.
What to see at Piel Castle
- 01
Keep
The main fortified tower of the castle.
- 02
Curtain wall
The outer defensive wall around the site.
- 03
Gatehouse
The fortified main entrance.
History of Piel Castle
- 1327 Abbot John Cockerham of Furness granted licence to crenellate by Edward III
- 1487 Lambert Simnel lands on Piel Island with a mercenary army
- 1537 Furness Abbey dissolved; castle passes to Henry VIII and falls into ruin
- 1920 Island given by the Duke of Buccleuch to the people of Barrow as a war memorial
Photos
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Geni · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source -
Peter McDermott · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source
Castles near Piel Castle
All 6 castles in CumbriaSources
- Page on english-heritage.org.uk
- Page on english-heritage.org.uk
- Wikidata
- Page on english-heritage.org.uk
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