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Heather
June 9, 2022
Great historic city and castle
Pearl
March 6, 2021
Lancaster Castle is a medieval castle in Lancaster in the English county of Lancashire. Its early history is unclear, but 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.
Claire
July 7, 2017
Castle, prison until very recently, court house and cafe - see where the Pendle Witches were tried and view hanging corner near the cafe. Some great views out the back! Just next to the Priory.
Thomas
September 20, 2022
The cafe is worth a visit
Tracey
April 22, 2022
This rise overlooking Lancaster and the River Lune has been fortified since the Romans, and today’s castle sprang from the Norman Conquest. A lot of the surviving architecture, including the formidable gatehouse, is from a 15th-century reinforcement. The reason so much of Lancaster Castle has made it to the 21st century is that this was Europe’s longest functioning prison until it closed in 2011. The courtrooms, still in use, have been the scene of some infamous trials. The Pendle Witches, nine women and two men, were tried here in 1612, and all but one were sentenced to death by hanging. This is just one of many stories waiting to be uncovered, while you can view a display of heraldry in the Shire Hall, learn about deportations to Australia in the 19th century and step inside an 18th-century prison cell.
This rise overlooking Lancaster and the River Lune has been fortified since the Romans, and today’s castle sprang from the Norman Conquest. A lot of the surviving architecture, including the formidable gatehouse, is from a 15th-century reinforcement. The reason so much of Lancaster Castle has ma…
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Balmoral Road
Lancaster, England