Kendal Castle
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Kendal Castle is a ruined medieval fortress in Kendal, Cumbria, best known as a former stronghold of the Parr family, including Catherine Parr, the sixth wife of King Henry VIII.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kendal Castle canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval castle
ⓘ
ruined fortress ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Catherine Parr
ⓘ
Henry VIII of England ⓘ
surface form:
King Henry VIII
Parr family ⓘ |
| builtFor | Barons of Kendal ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse |
public open space
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| elevation | hilltop ⓘ |
| governedBy | Westmorland and Furness Council ⓘ |
| hasAccess | footpath from Kendal town centre ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle | medieval ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Castles in Cumbria
ⓘ
Grade II* listed castles ⓘ Ruined castles in England ⓘ Tourist attractions in Cumbria ⓘ |
| hasCondition | ruin ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
curtain wall
ⓘ
ditch ⓘ earthworks ⓘ gatehouse ⓘ keep ⓘ tower ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement | Kendal ⓘ |
| hasTouristAttractionType |
castle ruin
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Lake District foothills ⓘ |
| hasWalkingRoute | Kendal Castle circular walk ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade II* listed building ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cumbria
ⓘ
England ⓘ Kendal ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Europe/London ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Castle Hill, Kendal ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| near |
Lake District
ⓘ
surface form:
Lake District National Park
|
| notableAs |
ancestral home of Catherine Parr
ⓘ
former stronghold of the Parr family ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| overlooks |
River Kent
ⓘ
town of Kendal ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
South Lakeland district
ⓘ
surface form:
South Lakeland District Council
|
| partOf | historic county of Westmorland ⓘ |
| region | North West England ⓘ |
| usedFor |
defence
ⓘ
residence ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.