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“The formidable Lady Anne Clifford was the last full-time resident of Brougham Castle, which went to ruin after her death. Lady Anne inherited the Clifford Estate in 1643 and moved north six years later, when she was 60 years old. Over the next 26 years, she often visited Brougham with her ‘travelling court’. Lady Anne had a passion for refurbishing the estate’s churches and castles to their former glory. She oversaw this work at a number of other properties before, in 1660, she began the restoration of Brougham, and made the castle her home. Built over a roman fort, Brougham is situated in a highly strategic position by the confluence of the River Eamont and River Lowther - guarding a crossing. In the early 13th century, the site was commandeered by the Norman family of Vieuxpont one of the most powerful Northern families. The castle they built consisted of a stone keep surrounded by a timber palisade. In 1268, Robert Clifford inherited Brougham. Robert made it his business to strengthen the defences around the keep which he reinforced by an impressive double gatehouse. Robert himself was later killed at the Battle of Bannockburn and the castle in which he had invested so much was soon to be sacked by the Scots in 1388. ”
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