布魯姆城堡

布魯姆城堡(Brougham Castle)位於英格蘭坎布里亞郡,屬於中世紀建築。建於13世紀初的羅馬式城堡,如今保留當初的石建城堡模樣,充分顯現當初用於保護及防衛英國莊園領地的原始模樣。

1264年-1269年,甫建完備的城堡領主數度易主,蘇格蘭戰爭期間,城堡修造更多防衛性設施,如堅固城門等。之後雖因防衛功能減低,數度轉賣或幾近荒廢,但是仍舊有其重要性。1930年代,該城堡成為國有,並變成英國的文化性遺產及該郡的觀光勝地之一。

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