A special thanks to Peter and his wife for granting me permission to fly around Muncaster Castle and it's grounds after everyone had gone home. Although I had limited time to make this film, I hope you can appreciate what a fantatic building it is.
The placename "Muncaster" contains the Latin word castra, meaning "encampment", or "fort". It is suspected that the site of the castle lies on foundations dating to the Roman era, which, if they exist, may represent a castellum for the nearby Roman fort of Glannoventa at Ravenglass.
The Muncaster estate was granted to Alan de Penitone in 1208. The oldest parts of the castle include the Great Hall and the 14th century pele tower, a type of watch-tower fortification unique to the English-Scottish border region.