Yanwath Hall is a 14th-century and later

tower house A tower house is a particular type of stone structure, built for defensive purposes as well as habitation. Tower houses began to appear in the Middle Ages, especially in mountainous or limited access areas, to command and defend strategic points ...

in Yanwath,

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, England. It is a

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. Early owners included the Salkeld family and Richard Dudley.

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{{reflist Grade I listed buildings in Cumbria Westmorland and Furness

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