Middleham Castle

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Middleham Castle is a ruined castle in Middleham in Wensleydale, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It was built by Robert Fitzrandolph, 3rd Lord of Middleham and Spennithorne, commencing in 1190. The castle was the childhood home of King Richard III, although he spent very little of his reign there. The castle was built to defend the road from Richmond to Skipton, though some have suggested the original site of the castle was far better to achieve this than the later location. After the death of King Richard III the castle remained in royal hands until it was allowed to go to ruin in the 17th century. Many of the stones from the castle were used in other buildings in the village of Middleham.

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TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
linkpageHistoric England research records page@Wikidata
linkpageGatehouse Gazetteer page@Wikidata
linkpageCastlesFortsBattles page@Wikidata
sitecastleBarnard Castlearchaeological site, ringwork castleWikidata
sitecastleBowes CastlecastleWikidata
sitecastle1071Richmond Castlecastle, archaeological siteWikidata
sitecastle1190Middleham CastlecastleWikidata
sitecastle1379Bolton Castlecastle, quadrangular castle, historic house museumWikidata
sitegardenNewby HallEnglish country house, garden, historic house museumWikidata
sitegardenNorton Conyers HouseEnglish country house, gardenWikidata
sitegardenParcevall Hallgarden, country houseWikidata
sitegardenRokeby Parkgarden, English country house, historic house museumWikidata
sitegardenStudley Royal ParkFrench formal garden, English gardenWikidata
sitemuseumKiplin Hallhistoric house museum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseumMarkenfield Hallhistoric house museum, country houseWikidata
sitemuseumMoulton Hallhistoric house museumWikidata
sitemuseumNidderdale Museumlocal museumWikidata
sitemuseumThorpe Prebend Heritage Centreheritage centerWikidata
sitemuseum1892Bowes Museumart museum, charitable organization, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseum1938Green Howards Museumindependent museum, regimental museumWikidata
sitemuseum1941Dales Countryside Museumlocal museum, local authority museumWikidata
sitemuseum1974Swaledale Museumlocal museum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseum1975Grassington Folk MuseummuseumWikidata
sitemuseum1978Richmondshire Museumlocal museum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseum1984Prison and Police Museumpolice museum, prison museum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseum1996The Workhouse Museummuseum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseum2000Richmond Castle MuseummuseumWikidata
sitemuseum2000Wensleydale Railwayheritage railwayWikidata
sitemuseum2003Georgian Theatre Royal MuseummuseumWikidata
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commonsimageRuined fireplace showing internal structure of a chimney flue Commons