Dalton Castle, Cumbria

Dalton Castle is a grade I listed 14th-century peel tower situated in Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, and in the ownership of the National Trust.^[1] It was constructed by the monks of Furness Abbey for the protection of the nearby market town, and was the building from which the Abbot administered the area and dispensed justice.^[2][3]

Dalton Castle, 2007

It was a prison from at least 1257, until 1774.^[4]

The property hosts an exhibition on a local history as well as a display about local painter George Romney.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Cumbria portal

• Listed buildings in Dalton Town with Newton