Dalton_Castle,_Cumbria
Dalton Castle, Cumbria
Grade I listed tower and museum in Cumbria, England
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]
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]