Thurland Castle

Thurland Castle
Thurland Castle, looking west from the A6
LocationBetween Cantsfield and Tunstall, Lancashire, England
Coordinates54°09′07″N 2°35′52″W / 54.1520°N 2.5978°W / 54.1520; -2.5978
OS grid referenceSD 611 731
Founded14th century
Rebuilt1879–85
ArchitectPaley and Austin
Architectural style(s)Elizabethan Revival and
Gothic Revival
Listed Building – Grade II*
Designated4 October 1967
Reference no.1164439
Thurland Castle is located in the City of Lancaster district
Thurland Castle
Location in the City of Lancaster district

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]

  1. ^ Historic England, "Thurland Castle, Cantsfield (1164439)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 18 November 2012
  2. ^ Leslie Irving Gibson (1977). Lancashire Castles and Towers. Clapham, North Yorkshire: Dalesman Books. p. 45.