Cockermouth Castle
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Cockermouth Castle is a historic medieval fortress in Cumbria, England, known for its strategic position at the confluence of the Rivers Derwent and Cocker and its long association with prominent noble families.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cockermouth Castle canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle
ⓘ
medieval fortress ⓘ scheduled monument ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval military architecture ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Earls of Egremont
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Earls of Northumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Percy NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman lords ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| hasCondition | partly ruined ⓘ |
| hasNearbyLandmark |
Market Place, Cockermouth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wordsworth House, Cockermouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyStructure | Cockermouth town walls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
curtain walls
ⓘ
gatehouse ⓘ inner ward ⓘ outer ward ⓘ towers ⓘ |
| hasView | Cockermouth town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Grade I listed building
ⓘ
scheduled monument ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cockermouth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cumbria ⓘ North West England ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
River Cocker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Derwent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationDescription | at the confluence of the Rivers Derwent and Cocker ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| near | Lake District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with prominent noble families
ⓘ
overlooking the town of Cockermouth ⓘ strategic position controlling river crossing ⓘ |
| openToPublic | partially ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Earls of Egremont
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Earls of Northumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ Egremont family NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Egremont NERFINISHED ⓘ Percy family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentIn | Cockermouth conservation area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | historic county of Cumberland ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
besieged during the Wars of the Roses
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damaged in the English Civil War ⓘ slighted after the English Civil War ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administrative centre
ⓘ
military defence ⓘ noble residence ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.