Dalton Castle is a grade I listed 14th-century

peel tower Peel towers (also spelt pele) are small fortified keeps or tower houses, built along the English and Scottish borders in the Scottish Marches and North of England, mainly between the mid-14th century and about 1600. They were free-standin ...

situated in

Dalton-in-Furness Dalton-in-Furness is a town and former civil parish in the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. In 2011 it had a population of 7,827. It is located north east of Barrow-in-Furness. History Dalton is mentioned in the Domesday Book, wr ...

Cumbria Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in North West England, bordering Scotland. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local government, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumb ...

, England, and in the ownership of the

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. It was constructed by the monks of

Furness Abbey Furness Abbey, or St. Mary of Furness, is a former Catholic monastery located to the north of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. The abbey dates back to 1123 and was once the second-wealthiest and most powerful Cistercian monastery in the coun ...

for the protection of the nearby market town, and was the building from which the Abbot administered the area and dispensed justice. It was a prison from at least 1257, until 1774.Dalton Castle- A Brief History
/ref> The property hosts an exhibition on a local history as well as a display about local painter George Romney.

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Dalton Castle information at the National TrustThe Cumbria Directory - Dalton Castle
Houses completed in the 14th century Towers completed in the 14th century Castles in Cumbria Peel towers in Cumbria National Trust properties in Cumbria Grade I listed buildings in Cumbria Grade I listed castles Scheduled monuments in Cumbria Museums in Cumbria Local museums in Cumbria Dalton-in-Furness Defunct prisons in England Debtors' prisons {{England-castle-stub

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