Carisbrooke Castle

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Carisbrooke Castle is a historic motte-and-bailey fortress on the Isle of Wight, England, best known as the place where King Charles I was imprisoned before his execution.

Aliases (2)

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval castle
motte-and-bailey castle
scheduled monument
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle medieval military architecture
builtAs fortified stronghold
country England
United Kingdom
hasExhibition Charles I exhibition
hasFeature defensive earthworks
donkey-powered well
inner bailey
museum
outer bailey
hasFunction cultural heritage site
educational site
hasGardens true
hasPart Elizabethan bastions
bailey
chapel
curtain walls
earthworks
gatehouse
keep
motte
well-house
hasUse fortress
residence of island governors
royal prison
hasView central Isle of Wight countryside
hasVisitorCentre true
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building
scheduled monument
knownFor imprisonment of King Charles I
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Isle of Wight Council area
locatedInRegion South East England
locatedOn Isle of Wight
location Carisbrooke
managedBy English Heritage
near Newport, Isle of Wight
openToPublic true
ownedBy English Heritage
significantEvent English Civil War
imprisonment of Charles I in 1647–1648
tourismType heritage tourism
usedAs residence of Princess Beatrice

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Isle of Wight
hasLandmark
The Needles ("The Needles Battery")
hasNearby
Freshwater ("The Needles Battery")
hasNearbyLandmark
Carisbrooke Castle ("Carisbrooke")
location
English Heritage
manages

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