Bolsover Castle
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Bolsover Castle is in the town of Bolsover, in the north-east of the English county of Derbyshire. Built in the early 17th century, the present castle lies on the earthworks and ruins of the 12th-century medieval castle; the first structure of the present castle was built between 1612 and 1617 by Sir Charles Cavendish. The site is now in the care of the English Heritage charity, as both a Grade I listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
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Bolsover Castle: eleventh century motte and bailey castle, twelfth century tower keep castle and seventeenth century country hou
United Kingdom,
- Burgenwelt page@
- Gatehouse Gazetteer page@
- Historic England research records page@
- CastlesFortsBattles page@
Location: 53.2307, -1.2961, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Titian (c.1488-1576) (after) - Julius Caesar (100BC–44BC), Dictator of the Roman Republic (49BC–44BC) - 88070009 - Bolsover Castle
Titian (c.1488-1576) (after) - Nero Claudius (AD37–AD68), 5th Roman Emperor (AD54–AD68) - 88070018 - Bolsover Castle
Mary Beale (1633-1699) (attributed to) - Henry Cavendish (1630–1691), 2nd Duke of Newcastle - 88094512 - Bolsover Castle- Excavation of a medieval building and a Civil War refortification at Bolsover Castle, Derbyshire - article published in 2003
- Haddon Hall and Bolsover Castle - , Q1860, 1961, online
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| link | page | Burgenwelt page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Gatehouse Gazetteer page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Historic England research records page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | CastlesFortsBattles page@ | Wikidata | ||
| site | castle | Bolsover Castle | castle, historic house museum | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Codnor Castle | castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Duffield Castle | castle, archaeological site | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Tickhill Castle | castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | 1100 | Conisbrough Castle | castle, archaeological site, historic house museum | Wikidata |
| site | garden | 1625 | Renishaw Hall | English country house, garden, historic house museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet | hamlet, museum, building complex, industry museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Bishops' House | historic house museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Carnfield Hall | English country house, historic house museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Chatsworth House | English country house, historic house museum, country house | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum | literary museum, historic house museum, local authority museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Denby Pottery Visitor Centre Museum | museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Ecclesbourne Valley Railway | heritage railway | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Eyam Hall | English country house, historic house museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Good Luck Lead Mining Museum | mining museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Handsworth St Marys Museum | museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Kelham Island Museum | museum, independent museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Magna Science Adventure Centre | science center | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Mansfield Museum | local museum, local authority museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Mappin Art Gallery | art museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Midland Railway – Butterley | heritage railway | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Mr Straw's House | historic house museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Papplewick Pumping Station | museum, pumping station, independent museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Peak District Mining Museum | mining museum, independent museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Pleasley Colliery | mining museum, coal mine | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Site Gallery | museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | South Yorkshire Transport Museum | transport museum, independent museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Winding House And Headstocks At Bestwood Colliery | mining museum, architectural structure | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Yorkshire Natural History Museum | museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | 1590 | Hardwick Hall | art museum, English country house, historic house museum, prodigy house | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1804 | Strutt's North Mill | museum, cotton mill, independent museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1891 | Clifton Park Museum | local museum, local authority museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1929 | York And Lancaster Regimental Museum | museum, independent museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1934 | Graves Art Gallery | art museum, independent museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1946 | The Working Carriage Museum | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1948 | National Tramway Museum | independent museum, tramway museum, geographic location | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1974 | Calverton Folk Museum | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1974 | South Nottinghamshire Hussars Museum | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1980 | Erewash Museum | local museum, local authority museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1984 | Creswell Crags Museum and Heritage Centre | museum, independent museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1984 | National Emergency Services Museum | local museum, heritage center, police museum, firefighting museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1985 | Steeple Grange Light Railway | heritage railway, narrow-gauge railway | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1986 | Wirksworth Heritage Centre | heritage center, independent museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1990 | Belper Heritage Centre | heritage center | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1994 | Chesterfield Museum and Art Gallery | local museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1994 | Eyam Museum | local museum, independent museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1994 | Harley Gallery and Foundation | art museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1995 | National Holocaust Centre and Museum | museum, cultural institution, independent museum, Holocaust museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1998 | Shepherd Wheel | museum, watermill | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2001 | Millennium Gallery | art museum, independent museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2006 | David Mellor Design Museum | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2006 | Weston Park Museum | local museum, independent museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2008 | Bank Street Arts | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2010 | Mr Vacuum Cleaner Museum | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2011 | Royal Lancers and Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Museum | independent museum, museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2014 | Bilsthorpe Heritage Museum | mining museum, independent museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2018 | National Videogame Museum | computer museum | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Titian (c.1488-1576) (after) - Domitia Longina, Wife of Domitian - 88070019 - Bolsover Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Titian (c.1488-1576) (after) - Julius Caesar (100BC–44BC), Dictator of the Roman Republic (49BC–44BC) - 88070009 - Bolsover Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bolsover Castle chimney piece in the star chamber | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Titian (c.1488-1576) (after) - Nero Claudius (AD37–AD68), 5th Roman Emperor (AD54–AD68) - 88070018 - Bolsover Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Lower Dining Room Bolsover Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Mary Beale (1633-1699) (attributed to) - Henry Cavendish (1630–1691), 2nd Duke of Newcastle - 88094512 - Bolsover Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Titian (c.1488-1576) (after) - Aulus Vitellius (AD15–AD69), Roman Emperor (AD69) - 88070011 - Bolsover Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Seventeenth century Venus Fountain at Bolsover Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Riding School Range at Bolsover Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Seventeenth century Venus Fountain at Bolsover Castle | Commons | ||





