Thurland Castle | |
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Location | Between Cantsfield and Tunstall, Lancashire, England |
Coordinates | 54°09′07″N 2°35′52″W / 54.1520°N 2.5978°W |
OS grid reference | SD 611 731 |
Founded | 14th century |
Rebuilt | 1879–85 |
Architect | Paley and Austin |
Architectural style(s) | Elizabethan Revival and Gothic Revival |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Designated | 4 October 1967 |
Reference no. | 1164439 |
Thurland Castle is a country house in Lancashire, England 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.[1] Situated between the villages of Cantsfield and Tunstall the castle is built on a mound and is encircled by a moat. The River Greta runs to the south and the Cant beck to the north.[2]