Bristol Castle

E664205

fortress medieval castle ruined castle

Bristol Castle was a major medieval fortress in Bristol, England, that served as a strategic stronghold and royal prison during the Norman and later periods.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Bristol Castle canonical	2
Bristol Castle (as a major stronghold)	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fortress ⓘ medieval castle ⓘ ruined castle ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Norman architecture ⓘ
builder	Normans NERFINISHED ⓘ
builtFor	William the Conqueror NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	Castles in Bristol ⓘ Ruined castles in England ⓘ Scheduled monuments in Bristol ⓘ
controlledBy	English Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman kings of England ⓘ Plantagenet kings of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	England ⓘ
currentStatus	ruins ⓘ site incorporated into Castle Park ⓘ
demolishedBy	Oliver Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Parliamentarian forces ⓘ
demolitionReason	to prevent future military use ⓘ
excavatedBy	archaeologists in the 20th century ⓘ
function	administrative centre ⓘ fortress ⓘ royal castle ⓘ royal prison ⓘ
hasPart	curtain wall ⓘ ditches ⓘ gatehouse ⓘ inner bailey ⓘ keep ⓘ moat ⓘ outer bailey ⓘ towers ⓘ
heritageStatus	scheduled monument ⓘ
locatedIn	Bristol NERFINISHED ⓘ Bristol city centre NERFINISHED ⓘ Bristol, England NERFINISHED ⓘ Castle Park, Bristol NERFINISHED ⓘ City of Bristol NERFINISHED ⓘ southwest England ⓘ surface form: South West England United Kingdom ⓘ
locatedNextTo	Frome River NERFINISHED ⓘ River Avon NERFINISHED ⓘ
materialUsed	stone ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
significantEvent	demolished on the orders of Oliver Cromwell ⓘ played a role in the Anarchy (civil war between Stephen and Matilda) ⓘ used as a prison for high-status captives ⓘ used as a royal residence in the 12th century ⓘ
usedDuring	Angevin period ⓘ Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman period NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

William FitzRobert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester → feudalLordOf → Bristol Castle ⓘ

Robert of Gloucester → residence → Bristol Castle ⓘ

Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester → constructed → Bristol Castle ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bristol Castle (as a major stronghold)