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Howgill Castle
Castle · near Long Marton · Cumbria

Howgill Castle

Howgill Castle is a fortified manor house. This one stands 4 km north of Long Marton. It counts as a Grade I listed building.

Photo: Howgill Castle, Michael Waistell Taylor (1842-92) (Public domain)
Where
4 km
north of Long Marton
How well known
Top 46%
#3,928 of 8,556 places we list
Warmest months
Jun–Aug
highs of 18–19°C
In brief

Castle near Long Marton

Just outside Long Marton

Howgill Castle is 4 km north of Long Marton. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Long Marton has 22 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Which month to go

Warmest in Long Marton are June to August, at 18–19°C.

Jan6° / 1°114 mm
Feb7° / 1°79 mm
Mar9° / 2°63 mm
Apr12° / 4°48 mm
May15° / 6°53 mm
Jun18° / 9°64 mm
Jul19° / 11°73 mm
Aug19° / 11°85 mm
Sep16° / 9°74 mm
Oct13° / 6°96 mm
Nov9° / 3°100 mm
Dec7° / 1°112 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Long Marton, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Long Marton. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Long Marton’s full climate →
About

Howgill Castle

3 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Look also at Brougham Castle, 13 km away, first of 14 more within 15 km.

Long Marton’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type
Castle
Listed
Grade I listed building
Wikipedias
Covered in 3 languages
Town
4 km north of Long Marton
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Where to find Howgill Castle

The numbers show what else is near Howgill Castle, in the order listed below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

Towns near it

Where people come from

Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

12
  1. 1Long Marton
  2. 2Kirkby Thore
1 · 4 km south of it

Long Marton

519 people · 4 places to visit

2 · 4 km southwest of it

Kirkby Thore

765 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 2 towns
TownWhere Howgill Castle isPeoplePlaces to visit
Long Marton4 km south of it5194
Kirkby Thore4 km southwest of it7654
Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

Choose from 14 places within 15 km, such as 5 castles, a museum and a zoo.

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Planning a visit to Howgill Castle

Where is Howgill Castle?

Howgill Castle is 4 km north of Long Marton, Cumbria.

What is Howgill Castle?

Fortified manor house in Milburn, Cumbria, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Howgill Castle?

June to August are the warmest months in Long Marton, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Howgill Castle a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Howgill Castle?

Within 15 km: Brougham Castle (13 km), Appleby Castle (9.5 km), Clifton Hall (14 km) and Brougham Hall (14 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (5)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.