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
castle, debtors' prison, tourist attraction, defunct prison, 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@
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Location: 54.0498, -2.8056, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,  
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    15th-century tower house  
  • Dalton Castle ⓘ
    Grade I listed local museum in Dalton Town with Newton, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria , England, UK  
  • Hornby Castle ⓘ
    country house in the Lune Valley, Lancashire, England, UK  
  • Piel Castle ⓘ
    Grade I listed building in Cumbria, United Kingdom  
  • Sizergh Castle ⓘ
    Grade I listed historic house museum in South Lakeland, United Kingdom  
  • Lancaster Castle ⓘ
    Grade I listed castle in Lancaster, United Kingdom  
  • Greenhalgh Castle ⓘ
    castle in England
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    Country house in Cumbria, England, UK
  • Levens Hall ⓘ
    Grade I listed historic house museum in South Lakeland, United Kingdom
  • Fleetwood Museum ⓘ
    museum in Fleetwood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
  • Furness Abbey Museum ⓘ
    museum in Barrow in Furness, England, UK
  • Judges' Lodgings ⓘ
    museum in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
  • Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway ⓘ
    heritage railway in Cumbria, England
  • Lancaster Maritime Museum ⓘ
    Museum in Lancaster, United Kingdom
  • Stott Park Bobbin Mill ⓘ
    19th-century bobbin mill museum: at Newby Bridge, Cumbria, England.
  • Leighton Hall, Lancashire ⓘ
    country house in Lancashire, England, UK
  • Lancaster City Museum ⓘ
    museum in Lancaster, England, United Kingdom
  • Dock Museum ⓘ
    museum in Barrow-in-Furness, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
  • Blackpool Zoo ⓘ
    zoo
  • Cottage Museum ⓘ
    museum in Lancaster, England, United Kingdom
  • Lakeland Motor Museum ⓘ
    transport museum in Cumbria, England
  • Laurel And Hardy Museum ⓘ
    museum in Ulverston, England, UK
  • South Lakes Safari Zoo ⓘ
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  • Lakes Aquarium ⓘ
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  • Carnforth Station Heritage Centre ⓘ
    museum in Carnforth, England, UK
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Carved Morris-Dance Panel from Lancaster CastleCarved Morris-Dance Panel from Lancaster Castle
Lancaster Castle from the South West 1778Lancaster Castle from the South West 1778
Antiquities of Great Britain, - illustrated in views of monasteries, castles, and churches, now existing. (1807) (14577067887)Antiquities of Great Britain, - illustrated in views of monasteries, castles, and churches, now existing. (1807) (14577067887)
Interior view of lancaster castle1Interior view of lancaster castle1
DV342 Lancaster from the southDV342 Lancaster from the south
The counties of England, their story and antiquities (1912) (14741848246)The counties of England, their story and antiquities (1912) (14741848246)
Lancaster Castle, England, UK (19693632894)Lancaster Castle, England, UK (19693632894)
Lancaster Castle - KMB - 16001000156444Lancaster Castle - KMB - 16001000156444
Lancaster Castle, 1988Lancaster Castle, 1988
Lancaster castle and prioryLancaster castle and priory
TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
linkpageTheatricalia page@Wikidata
linkpageHistoric England research records page@Wikidata
linkpageGatehouse Gazetteer page@Wikidata
linkpageBurgenwelt page@Wikidata
linkpageThe Castle Studies Group Journal page@Lancaster Castle Revealed - Part 1 - The Keep - Neil GuyWikidata
linkpageCastlesFortsBattles page@Wikidata
sitecastleArnside Towertower houseWikidata
sitecastleDalton Castlecastle, local museumWikidata
sitecastleHornby Castlecastle, English country houseWikidata
sitecastlePiel Castlecastle, archaeological siteWikidata
sitecastleSizergh Castlecastle, garden, English country house, historic house museumWikidata
sitecastle1093Lancaster Castlecastle, debtors' prison, tourist attraction, defunct prisonWikidata
sitecastle1490Greenhalgh CastlecastleWikidata
sitegardenHolker Hallgarden, English country house, historic house museumWikidata
sitegardenLevens Hallgarden, English country house, historic house museumWikidata
sitemuseumFleetwood Museumlocal museum, maritime museum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseumFurness Abbey MuseummuseumWikidata
sitemuseumJudges' Lodgingshistoric house museum, local authority museumWikidata
sitemuseumLakeside and Haverthwaite Railwayheritage railwayWikidata
sitemuseumLancaster Maritime Museummaritime museum, local authority museumWikidata
sitemuseumPeter Scott Galleryart museum, university museumWikidata
sitemuseumStott Park Bobbin Millmuseum, factoryWikidata
sitemuseum1765Leighton Hall, LancashireEnglish country house, historic house museum, country houseWikidata
sitemuseum1783Lancaster City Museumlocal museum, museum building, local authority museumWikidata
sitemuseum1907Dock Museumlocal museum, maritime museum, local authority museumWikidata
sitemuseum1972Blackpool ZoozooWikidata
sitemuseum1978Cottage Museummuseum, local authority museumWikidata
sitemuseum1978Lakeland Motor Museummuseum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseum1983Laurel And Hardy Museummuseum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseum1994South Lakes Safari ZoozooWikidata
sitemuseum1997Lakes Aquariumzoo, public aquariumWikidata
sitemuseum2003Carnforth Station Heritage Centreheritage centerWikidata
commonsimageCarved Morris-Dance Panel from Lancaster Castle Commons
commonsimageLancaster Castle from the South West 1778 Commons
commonsimageAntiquities of Great Britain, - illustrated in views of monasteries, castles, and churches, now existing. (1807) (14577067887) Commons
commonsimageInterior view of lancaster castle1 Commons
commonsimageDV342 Lancaster from the south Commons
commonsimageThe counties of England, their story and antiquities (1912) (14741848246) Commons
commonsimageLancaster Castle, England, UK (19693632894) Commons
commonsimageLancaster Castle - KMB - 16001000156444 Commons
commonsimageLancaster Castle, 1988 Commons
commonsimageLancaster castle and priory Commons
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