Piel Castle

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Q2970220




Piel Castle, also known as Fouldry Castle or the Pile of Fouldray, is a castle situated on the south-eastern point of Piel Island, off the coast of the Furness Peninsula in north-west England. Built in the early-14th century by John Cockerham, the Abbot of neighbouring Furness Abbey, it was intended to oversee the trade through the local harbour and to protect against Scottish raids. The castle was built using stones from the local beach, and featured a large keep with surrounding inner and outer baileys. It was used as a base by the Yorkist pretender Lambert Simnel in 1487, but by 1534 it had fallen into ruin and passed into the hands of the Crown.

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Location: 54.0625, -3.1736, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,  
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  • Scottish invasion of England ⓘ
    1648 invasion
  • Barrow Blitz ⓘ
    1940 WWII aerial bombardment of British city
  • Abbottswood Anti-Aircraft Operations Room ⓘ
    British air defence bunker
  • Arnside Tower ⓘ
    15th-century tower house  
  • Dalton Castle ⓘ
    Grade I listed local museum in Dalton Town with Newton, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria , England, UK  
  • Piel Castle ⓘ
    Grade I listed building in Cumbria, United Kingdom  
  • Lancaster Castle ⓘ
    Grade I listed castle in Lancaster, United Kingdom  
  • Kings Own Royal Regiment Museum ⓘ
    museum in Lancaster, England, UK
  • RAF Millom Museum ⓘ
    former aviation and military museum in the UK
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archaeological excavation
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1983-01-01T00:00:00Z
archaeological field survey
1648-07-08T00:00:00Z
1648-08-24T00:00:00Z
1940-09-01T00:00:00Z
1942-01-01T00:00:00Z
1940 — 1942 Barrow Blitz
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1093-01-01T00:00:00Z
1929-01-01T00:00:00Z
1929-01-01T00:00:00Z
1992-01-01T00:00:00Z
2010-01-01T00:00:00Z
1992 — 2010 RAF Millom Museum
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Piel island and castle from RampsidePiel island and castle from Rampside
Piel Castle 2023Piel Castle 2023
Piel Island 02Piel Island 02
Barrow-in-Furness - Piel Castle - 20281224013245Barrow-in-Furness - Piel Castle - 20281224013245
Piel Castle - gatehouse and keepPiel Castle - gatehouse and keep
Piel Island 02Piel Island 02
Barrow-in-Furness - Piel Castle - 20281224013245Barrow-in-Furness - Piel Castle - 20281224013245
Piel island and castle from RampsidePiel island and castle from Rampside
Antiquities of Great Britain, - illustrated in views of monasteries, castles, and churches, now existing. (1807) (14576955250)Antiquities of Great Britain, - illustrated in views of monasteries, castles, and churches, now existing. (1807) (14576955250)
Aerial View of Piel IslandAerial View of Piel Island
TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
eventarmed conflict1648Scottish invasion of EnglandKingdom of Scotland, invasion, Roundhead, CavalierWikidata
eventarmed conflict1940Barrow BlitzNazi Germany, bombardmentWikidata
linkpageGatehouse Gazetteer page@Wikidata
linkpageGrade II* listed building page@Wikidata
linkpageGrade II* listed building page@Wikidata
linkpageGrade II listed park and garden page@Wikidata
linkpageGrade II listed park and garden page@Wikidata
linkpageGrade II listed building page@Wikidata
linkpageGrade II listed building page@Wikidata
linkpageGrade I listed building page@Wikidata
linkpageGrade I listed building page@Wikidata
linkpageCultural Inventory page@Wikidata
linkpageHistoric England research records page@Wikidata
linkpageBritish Listed Buildings page@Wikidata
linkpageNational Heritage List for England page@Wikidata
linkpageNational Heritage List for England page@Wikidata
linkpageTripadvisor page@Wikidata
linkpageSketchfab page@Wikidata
linkpageCastlesFortsBattles page@Wikidata
organisationarms industry1828Vickersmanufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery, Manufacture of military fighting vehicles, arms industry, business, building of ships and floating structures, machinery industry and plant construction, vehicle constructionWikidata
organisationfactory1871Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineeringshipbuilding, marine engineering, shipyard, businessWikidata
organisationshipbuilding2003BAE Systems Submarinesshipbuilding, businessWikidata
sitebunkerAbbottswood Anti-Aircraft Operations RoomRoyal Air Force, bunkerWikidata
sitecastleArnside Towertower houseWikidata
sitecastleDalton Castlelocal museum, castleWikidata
sitecastlePiel Castlearchaeological site, English Heritage, castleWikidata
sitecastle1093Lancaster Castlecastle, defunct prison, tourist attraction, debtors' prisonWikidata
sitemuseum1929Kings Own Royal Regiment Museumlocal authority museum, military museum, museumWikidata
sitemuseum1992RAF Millom Museummilitary museumWikidata
commonsimagePiel island and castle from Rampside Commons
commonsimagePiel Castle 2023 Commons
commonsimagePiel Island 02 Commons
commonsimageBarrow-in-Furness - Piel Castle - 20281224013245 Commons
commonsimagePiel Castle - gatehouse and keep Commons
commonsimagePiel Island 02 Commons
commonsimageBarrow-in-Furness - Piel Castle - 20281224013245 Commons
commonsimagePiel island and castle from Rampside Commons
commonsimageAntiquities of Great Britain, - illustrated in views of monasteries, castles, and churches, now existing. (1807) (14576955250) Commons
commonsimageAerial View of Piel Island Commons
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