Durham Castle

E61340
Norman castle World Heritage Site component castle college building fortress

Durham Castle is a Norman fortress in Durham, England, that now forms part of Durham University and serves as a college and historic landmark.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Durham Castle and Cathedral World Heritage Site 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Norman castle ⓘ
World Heritage Site component ⓘ
castle ⓘ
college building ⓘ
fortress ⓘ
architecturalStyle Norman architecture ⓘ
builtFor William the Conqueror ⓘ
constructionStart 1072 ⓘ
coordinates 54.773°N 1.576°W ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
formsEnsembleWith Durham Cathedral ⓘ
governingBody Durham University Council ⓘ
hasPart Great Hall ⓘ
Norman Chapel ⓘ
courtyard ⓘ
gatehouse ⓘ
keep ⓘ
staircase tower ⓘ
hasView Durham, England ⓘ
surface form: Durham city centre
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
houses Durham University collegiate system ⓘ
surface form: University College, Durham
laterFunction bishop’s palace ⓘ
university college ⓘ
locatedNear Durham Cathedral ⓘ
locatedOn Durham Peninsula ⓘ
location County Durham ⓘ
Durham ⓘ
England ⓘ
materialUsed stone ⓘ
nearbyWaterBody River Wear ⓘ
surface form: River Wear loop
openToPublic yes ⓘ
operatedBy Durham University ⓘ
originalFunction defensive fortress ⓘ
overlooks River Wear ⓘ
ownedBy Durham University ⓘ
partOf Durham University ⓘ
Durham, England ⓘ
surface form: Durham World Heritage Site
primaryUse residential college of Durham University ⓘ
publicAccess guided tours ⓘ
region North East England ⓘ
significantEvent designation as World Heritage Site in 1986 ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Durham Cathedral ⓘ
surface form: Durham Castle and Cathedral
usedAs historic attraction ⓘ
student accommodation ⓘ
university college ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

subject surface form: William Van Mildert
Durham → hasLandmark → Durham Castle ⓘ
North East England → hasLandmark → Durham Castle ⓘ
Durham University → hasNotableBuilding → Durham Castle ⓘ
County Durham → knownFor → Durham Castle ⓘ
Durham, England → knownFor → Durham Castle ⓘ
Durham Cathedral → near → Durham Castle ⓘ
Palace Green Library → near → Durham Castle ⓘ
Durham Cathedral → partOf → Durham Castle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Durham Castle and Cathedral World Heritage Site