Augill Castle

Augill Castle is located in Cumbria, England.  The mansion was built in 1841 to serve as a Victorian gentleman’s country residence in the Lake District.  The castle came into being due to the two feuding Pearson brothers, who were on a mission to compete and out do each other in building the best house.  The older brother moved to higher ground where he could look down upon his family home, and he succeeded in commissioning the beautiful folly retreat of Augill Castle.  The castle has gothic towers, a turreted hideaway, and mullioned windows.  By the early 20^th century, the castle became a local landmark.  Augill was placed on the market for sale in 1919.  I’m not sure of the new buyers, but the castle was left in the 1990’s, and remained abandoned until eventually purchased by Simon and Wendy Bennett.  It is currently a luxury bed and breakfast.