Lancaster Castle
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Lancaster Castle is a medieval castle and former prison in Lancaster in the English county of Lancashire. Its early history is unclear, but it may have been founded in the 11th century on the site of a Roman fort overlooking a crossing of the River Lune. In 1164 the Honour of Lancaster, including the castle, came under royal control. In 1322 and 1389 the Scots invaded England, progressing as far as Lancaster and damaging the castle. It was not to see military action again until the English Civil War. The castle was first used as a prison in 1196 although this aspect became more important during the English Civil War. The castle buildings are owned by the British sovereign as Duke of Lancaster; part of the structure is used to host sittings of the Crown Court.
1093 Website,
Wikimedia, Wikidata
Castle Lancaster; Castle of Lancaster; John O’ Gaunt’s Castle
United Kingdom,
- Theatricalia page@
- Historic England research records page@
- Gatehouse Gazetteer page@
- Burgenwelt page@
- The Castle Studies Group Journal page@ Lancaster Castle Revealed - Part 1 - The Keep - Neil Guy
- CastlesFortsBattles page@
Location: 54.0498, -2.8056, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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- Lancaster Castle: the rebuilding of the county gaol and courts - scientific article published in 2019
- Lancaster Castle, a brief history - book published in 1993
- Lancaster Castle - scientific article published in 1896
- Lancaster Castle Revealed - Part 1 - The Keep - scientific article published on December 2014, online
- Memoranda relating to Lancaster Castle - scientific article published in 1849
- Lancaster Castle, Lancashire. Archaeological Intervention Works on the Witches' Tower Upper Floor - report published in 1997
- Lancaster Castle's Great Tower - interim report - scientific article published on December 2012
- Lancaster Castle Gatehouse, Lancashire. Archaeological Watching Brief and Excavation - report published in 1995
- Lancaster Castle and the British Civil Wars, 1642-1651 - scientific article published in 2019, online
- Lancaster Castle in the Middle Ages - scientific article published in 2019, online
- Lancaster Castle - The Gatehouse Revealed - scientific article published in December 2016, Q1860, online
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| link | page | Theatricalia page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Historic England research records page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Gatehouse Gazetteer page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Burgenwelt page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | The Castle Studies Group Journal page@ | Lancaster Castle Revealed - Part 1 - The Keep - Neil Guy | Wikidata | |
| link | page | CastlesFortsBattles page@ | Wikidata | ||
| site | castle | Arnside Tower | tower house | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Dalton Castle | castle, local museum | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Hornby Castle | castle, English country house | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Piel Castle | castle, archaeological site | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Sizergh Castle | castle, garden, English country house, historic house museum | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | 1093 | Lancaster Castle | castle, debtors' prison, tourist attraction, defunct prison | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1490 | Greenhalgh Castle | castle | Wikidata |
| site | garden | Holker Hall | garden, English country house, historic house museum | Wikidata | |
| site | garden | Levens Hall | garden, English country house, historic house museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Fleetwood Museum | local museum, maritime museum, independent museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Furness Abbey Museum | museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Judges' Lodgings | historic house museum, local authority museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway | heritage railway | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Lancaster Maritime Museum | maritime museum, local authority museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Peter Scott Gallery | art museum, university museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Stott Park Bobbin Mill | museum, factory | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | 1765 | Leighton Hall, Lancashire | English country house, historic house museum, country house | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1783 | Lancaster City Museum | local museum, museum building, local authority museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1907 | Dock Museum | local museum, maritime museum, local authority museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1972 | Blackpool Zoo | zoo | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1978 | Cottage Museum | museum, local authority museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1978 | Lakeland Motor Museum | museum, independent museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1983 | Laurel And Hardy Museum | museum, independent museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1994 | South Lakes Safari Zoo | zoo | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1997 | Lakes Aquarium | zoo, public aquarium | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2003 | Carnforth Station Heritage Centre | heritage center | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Lancaster Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | CastleFrontEdited | Commons | ||
| commons | image | John O Gaunt Lancs Castle - Statue of John O'Gaunt over Gateway | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Left front side tower of Lancaster Castle, Lancaster | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Lancaster Castle statue of Justice | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Lancaster Castle gatehouse | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Lancaster Castle Well Tower | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Lancaster Castle former Debtors' Prison | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Lancaster Castle prison escape instruments displayed in Hadrian's Tower | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Lancaster Castle courtyard | Commons | ||









