Orford Castle
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Orford Castle is a well-preserved 12th-century royal fortress in Suffolk, England, notable for its unique polygonal keep and historical significance in medieval coastal defense.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Orford Castle canonical | 5 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grade I listed building
ⓘ
medieval castle ⓘ royal fortress ⓘ scheduled monument ⓘ |
| architecturalFeature |
cylindrical central tower
ⓘ
polygonal keep ⓘ three attached rectangular turrets ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Norman military architecture ⓘ |
| builtFor | Henry II of England ⓘ |
| builtToControl |
Orford, Suffolk
ⓘ
surface form:
Orford harbour
local trade routes ⓘ |
| constructedInCentury | 12th century ⓘ |
| constructionEndYear | 1173 ⓘ |
| constructionStartYear | 1165 ⓘ |
| contains |
basement storerooms
ⓘ
chapel ⓘ hall ⓘ rooftop viewing area ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| currentUse |
historical monument
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| garrisonFunction | royal garrison ⓘ |
| hasCondition | well-preserved keep ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
arrow slits
ⓘ
spiral staircases ⓘ thick defensive walls ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Grade I listed building
ⓘ
Scheduled Ancient Monument ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 20th century ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Angevin Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Angevin period
|
| locatedIn | Suffolk ⓘ |
| locatedNear | North Sea coast ⓘ |
| location |
Orford, Suffolk
ⓘ
surface form:
Orford, Suffolk, England
|
| managedBy | English Heritage ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Orford, Suffolk
ⓘ
surface form:
Orford
|
| notableFor |
role in medieval coastal defense
ⓘ
unique polygonal plan ⓘ well-preserved keep ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| overlooks | River Ore ⓘ |
| owner | English Heritage ⓘ |
| partOf | medieval coastal defense network of England ⓘ |
| purpose |
coastal defense
ⓘ
royal authority projection ⓘ |
| region | East of England ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Middle Ages
ⓘ
Tudor England ⓘ
surface form:
Tudor period
|
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.