Castles · North West England
Burneside Hall
Burneside Hall is a converted medieval pele tower in Burneside, Cumbria, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Burneside Hall is a castle in england-north-west, United Kingdom, listed in the Wikipedia register of British heritage and tourism sites. See the linked Wikipedia article for full details.
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From the Wikipedia article
Burneside Hall is a converted medieval pele tower in Burneside, Cumbria, England.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Documentary records for Burneside Hall extend to 1290, when a property was owned on the site by Gilbert Burneshead, the Under-Sheriff of Westmorland. Richard Bellingham, a member of an influential Northumberland family, married Burneshead's daughter, acquiring the site. Burneside Hall in its current form was originally built in the second half of the 14th century by the Bellingham family. The medieval heart of Burneside Hall was a pair of pele towers, linked by a large, open hall. Only one of these towers still remains, three storeys tall but badly ruined, measuring 20 feet by 35 feet (6 metres by 11 metres). This tower was originally the buttery and pantry, forming the service end of the…
Visiting
Burneside Hall is a Grade II* listed building and scheduled monument; as of 2014, Historic England (then known as English Heritage) considered the Burneside Hall pele tower to be formally at risk of slow decay. The Hall is part of a working tenanted farm.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.3563, -2.7570
- District
- Westmorland and Furness
- Parish
- Strickland Roger
- Postcode
- LA9 6NR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
Sources
- wikipedia: Burneside Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Burneside Hall?
- Burneside Hall is in North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode LA9 6NR), in the parish of Strickland Roger.
- Does Burneside Hall charge admission?
- Burneside Hall typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.
- How do I get to Burneside Hall?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode LA9 6NR. It sits within the Westmorland and Lonsdale parliamentary constituency.