Appleby
Castle

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Castle

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Castle

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Castle

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Castle

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Castle

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Castle

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Castle

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Castle

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Castle

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Castle

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Castle

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Hall

In 1269 the Castle passed to the Clifford family. A licence to crenelate ( that is to allow the building to have stronger defences and specifically battlements) was granted in 1309, as the worst Scots raids into Cumbria developed under Robert Bruce. Brougham castle was directly in their path. The rest of the C14 was a troubled and bloody one, and the castle was more or less ruined by the Scots. Left in a poor state of repair until the C16, the 2nd Earl of Cumberland rebuilt it and it was occupied and presumably kept in good condition until the English Civil War. The 'Roundheads' (the Parliamentary army loyal to Oliver Cromwell) destroyed the Castle defences in 1648.

In 1660 Lady Anne Clifford began her restoration work and chose to make the Castle her home. Her grandson and heir Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet, took stone from the building for use on the gentrification of Appleby Castle after Lady Anne's death.

Brougham is one of the most impressive castles in the county, a large and generally well preserved ruin in the care of English Heritage and open to the public. The Castle overlooks the River Eamont which flows from Lake Ullswater a few miles to the west. The river bank at the foot of the Castle walls is a popular place for picnics. Nearby is the village of Eamont Bridge, where a battle was fought between the retreating Jacobite army of 'Bonnie' Prince Charlie in the 1745 Rebellion and the English forces in pursuit. In this village is King Arthur's Round Table and half a mile to the west the Mayburgh Henge, both ancient sites of interest. King Arthur's Round Table & Mayburgh Henge