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Brougham Castle

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Brougham Castle
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Brougham Castle is shown as a castle on the public map of Westmorland and Furness. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.
Brougham Castle was built by the de Vesci family in the late 12th or early 13th century and later held by the Clifford family. It is important as a strategic medieval stronghold in the northern English border region and is associated with the historical conflict between England and Scotland.

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