Pendragon Castle lies a few miles north of the village of Outhgill in the county of Cumbria in England.

It was a square tower of fair old size, said to have been build by Henry II and later owned, as were so many of the castles in the area, by the Cliffords. There's a little river below, next to it at the western side and it is surrounded by a nice moat.

Legend connects the place with Uther Pendragon, father of the mythical King Arthur.

That's all I know about it. The tower seems to have collapsed inwards because in the inner area of the castle you're standing on 2 meters of rubble. But there are still some little rooms you can get into. Although on my visit the sheep were using them to find shelter for the rain. This is a very nice and small ruin.

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