Lancaster Castle
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Lancaster Castle is a historic medieval fortress in Lancaster, England, long used as a seat of power and a prison, and notable for its role in English legal and political history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lancaster Castle canonical | 10 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former prison
ⓘ
fortress ⓘ medieval castle ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval military architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
English legal history
ⓘ
English political history ⓘ House of Lancaster ⓘ |
| builtFor |
Dukes of Lancaster
ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
surface form:
English Crown
|
| category |
Castles in Lancashire
ⓘ
Former prisons in Lancashire ⓘ Grade I listed castles in England ⓘ Tourist attractions in Lancashire ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Duchy of Lancaster ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fortifiedSince | 11th century ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
defensive stronghold
ⓘ
judicial centre ⓘ place of imprisonment ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Hadrian’s Tower
ⓘ
surface form:
Adrian’s Tower
Gatehouse ⓘ Governor’s House ⓘ Hadrian’s Tower ⓘ Shire Hall ⓘ Well Tower ⓘ courthouse complex ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade I listed building ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Lancashire ⓘ Lancaster ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Castle Hill, Lancaster ⓘ |
| material | sandstone ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| overlooks | River Lune ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Duchy of Lancaster ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lancaster
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Lancaster
|
| periodOfUseAsPrison | medieval period to early 21st century ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Pendle witch trials
ⓘ
surface form:
Lancashire witch trials of 1612
political trials in early modern England ⓘ trials of Catholic recusants ⓘ |
| usedAs |
administrative centre
ⓘ
prison ⓘ seat of the Lancashire County Court ⓘ seat of the Lancaster Crown Court ⓘ tourist site ⓘ |
| usedAsPrisonUntil | 2011 ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Earl of Lancaster (1267 creation)