Bolton Castle
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Bolton Castle is a 14th-century castle located in Wensleydale, Yorkshire, England. The nearby village of Castle Bolton takes its name from the castle. The castle is a Grade I listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument. The castle was damaged in the English Civil War, and “slighted” afterwards, but much of it survived. It has never been sold and is still in the ownership of the descendants of the Scrope family.
1379 Website,
Wikimedia, Wikidata
United Kingdom,
- Gatehouse Gazetteer page@
- Historic England research records page@
- CastlesFortsBattles page@
Location: 54.3221, -1.9499, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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- Bolton Castle and the Practice of Architecture in the Middle Ages - , 1996
- Bolton Castle, Wensleydale - guidebook published in 2000
- Bolton Castle, North Yorkshire: South-East and South-West Towers - 1994 report
- Bolton Castle, North Yorkshire: The South Range - 1992 report
- Bolton Castle, North Yorkshire: the North and East Ranges - 1992 report
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| link | page | Gatehouse Gazetteer page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Historic England research records page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | CastlesFortsBattles page@ | Wikidata | ||
| site | castle | Barnard Castle | archaeological site, ringwork castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Bowes Castle | castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | 1071 | Richmond Castle | castle, archaeological site | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1190 | Middleham Castle | castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1379 | Bolton Castle | castle, quadrangular castle, historic house museum | Wikidata |
| site | garden | Rokeby Park | garden, English country house, historic house museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Kiplin Hall | historic house museum, independent museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Moulton Hall | historic house museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Nidderdale Museum | local museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | 1892 | Bowes Museum | art museum, charitable organization, independent museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1938 | Green Howards Museum | independent museum, regimental museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1941 | Dales Countryside Museum | local museum, local authority museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1974 | Swaledale Museum | local museum, independent museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1975 | Grassington Folk Museum | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1978 | Richmondshire Museum | local museum, independent museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2000 | Richmond Castle Museum | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2000 | Wensleydale Railway | heritage railway | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2003 | Georgian Theatre Royal Museum | museum | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Bolton Castle evening 1 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bolton Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | BoltonCastle3 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Castle Bolton. Yorkshire | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Castle Bolton from south west | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Castle Bolton from the south | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Kitchens at Castle Bolton | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Castle Bolton from west | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Castle Bolton from the south west | Commons | ||
| commons | image | MaryQueenOfScots bedchamber Bolton | Commons | ||








