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Muncaster Castle

A Grade I Listed Building in Muncaster, Cumbria

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.3546 / 54°21'16"N

Longitude: -3.3808 / 3°22'50"W

OS Eastings: 310355

OS Northings: 496332

OS Grid: SD103963

Mapcode National: GBR 4LT2.VR

Mapcode Global: WH718.1TC1

Plus Code: 9C6R9J39+RM

Entry Name: Muncaster Castle

Listing Date: 8 September 1967

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1068780

English Heritage Legacy ID: 76270

Also known as: Muncaster Castle & Gardens
Muncaster Castle and Gardens

ID on this website: 101068780

Location: Cumberland, Cumbria, CA18

County: Cumbria

District: Copeland

Civil Parish: Muncaster

Traditional County: Cumberland

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cumbria

Church of England Parish: Muncaster St Michael

Church of England Diocese: Carlisle

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Description


SD 19 NW MUNCASTER A595 (off South side)

18/72 Muncaster Castle

8.9.67 I

Large house incorporating (C13?) fortified tower in the south-west corner;
remodelled and enlarged 1862-66 by Anthony Salvin for the 4th Lord Muncaster.
Coursed rubble with quoins and sandstone detailing; embattled parapets, some
carried on cavetto eaves. Graduated slate roofs; corniced stone chimneys.
U-shaped plan with tower at end of each arm; mainly 2 and 3 storeys. Main
entrance on south side in full-height porch. Scattered fenestration, mainly
C19, of multi-light stone-mullioned (and transomed) windows. Very fine interior
includes panelled Hall, drawing room (with decorative plasterwork to segmental
ceiling), and octagonal library with galleries. For detailed description, see
Pevsner, BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND : CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORLAND pp165 and 166 (1980
edition).


Listing NGR: SD1035596332

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