Berwick Castle (ruins)
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Berwick Castle (ruins) is the remains of a medieval fortress in Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, that once played a key strategic role in the Anglo-Scottish border wars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Berwick Castle (ruins) canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle
ⓘ
medieval fortress ⓘ ruined castle ⓘ |
| access | footpaths from Berwick-upon-Tweed town ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval military architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Anglo-Scottish Wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
border conflicts between England and Scotland ⓘ |
| category |
Berwick-upon-Tweed
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ruined castles in Northumberland ⓘ Scheduled monuments in Northumberland ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
English Crown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| currentUse |
historical site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasCondition | ruins ⓘ |
| hasPart |
castle walls
ⓘ
ditch ⓘ earthworks ⓘ gatehouse remains ⓘ tower foundations ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
North Sea coast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Tweed estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Berwick-upon-Tweed
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northumberland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Anglo-Scottish border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
River Tweed
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
cliff above River Tweed ⓘ |
| locatedWithin | Berwick-upon-Tweed town walls area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| nearbyStructure |
Berwick town walls
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Berwick-upon-Tweed railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Border Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| ownedBy | English heritage authorities ⓘ |
| partOf | Anglo-Scottish border defenses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | North East England ⓘ |
| significance | important medieval border fortress ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of crossing of River Tweed
ⓘ
defense of Anglo-Scottish border ⓘ |
| usedFor |
border garrison
ⓘ
military defense ⓘ royal stronghold ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.