Thurland Castle, Tunstall, Carnforth

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Title

Thurland Castle, Tunstall, Carnforth

Place

Tunstall, Carnforth

General notes

Thurland Castle is a country house which has been converted into apartments. Surrounded by a moat, and located in parkland, it was originally a defensive structure, one of a number of castles in the Lune Valley. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. Siuated between the villages of Cantsfield and Tunstall the castle stands on a low mound on a flat plain, with the River Greta on the south side and the Cant beck to the north. A deep circular moat surrounds it

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BUILDINGS > Castles and Halls

Place Names > Carnforth

Place Names > Tunstall

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