Lancaster Castle

Grade I listed castle in Lancaster, United Kingdom. 
Castle Lancaster, Castle of Lancaster, John O’ Gaunt’s Castle

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1093 debtors' prison, tourist attraction, defunct prison, castle, United Kingdom, 

• British Listed Buildings entry^@
• Gatehouse Gazetteer entry^@
• Historic England entry^@
• Historic England entry^@
• Mapping Museums entry^@
• Freebase entry^@
• Google Maps entry^@
• CastlesFortsBattles article^@
• The Castle Studies Group Journal Lancaster Castle Revealed - Part 1 - The Keep - Neil Guy^@
• Tripadvisor page^@
  

Location: 54.049, -2.805, KML, Maps

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Leaflet

CastlesFortsBattles – Gatehouse Gazetteer – Historic England – United Kingdom – 

Frameless

Antiquities of Great Britain, - illustrated in views of monasteries, castles, and churches, now existing. (1807) (14577067887)

BulmerArms LancasterCastle

Carved Morris-Dance Panel from Lancaster Castle

CastleFrontEdited

DV342 Lancaster from the south

ExecutionNoose

HangingCorner

Interior view of lancaster castle1

John O Gaunt Lancs Castle - Statue of John O'Gaunt over Gateway

Jubilee drinking fountain,The Castle, Lancaster

Lancaster Castle

Lancaster Castle 02

Lancaster Castle 04

Lancaster Castle 05

Lancaster Castle Ashton Memorial

Lancaster Castle and Priory

Lancaster Castle from the South West 1778

Lancaster Castle - KMB - 16001000156444

Lancaster Castle, 1988

Lancaster Castle, England, UK (19693632894)

Lancaster Priory and Castle

Lancaster castle

Lancaster castle and priory

Shire Hall, Lancaster Castle

Shire Hall, Lancaster Castle

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		British Listed Buildings entry@			Wikidata
link		Gatehouse Gazetteer entry@			Wikidata
link		Historic England entry@			Wikidata
link		Historic England entry@			Wikidata
link		Mapping Museums entry@			Wikidata
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
link		Google Maps entry@			Wikidata
link		CastlesFortsBattles article@			Wikidata
link		The Castle Studies Group Journal Lancaster Castle Revealed - Part 1 - The Keep - Neil Guy@			Wikidata
link		Tripadvisor page@			Wikidata
base		Bowerham Barracks	barracks		Wikidata
base		Cark Airfield	aerodrome, Royal Air Force, air base, Royal Air Force station		Wikidata
base		Fulwood Barracks	barracks		Wikidata
base		HM Prison Kirkham	Royal Air Force, prison, His Majesty's Prison Service, Royal Air Force station		Wikidata
base		RAF Barton Hall	bunker, air base, Royal Air Force station		Wikidata
base		RAF Blackpool	Royal Air Force, air base, Royal Air Force station		Wikidata
base		RAF Samlesbury	Royal Air Force, air base, Royal Air Force station		Wikidata
base		RAF St Annes	Royal Air Force station, radar station		Wikidata
base		RNAS Inskip	Royal Naval Air Service station		Wikidata
base		Stanley Park Aerodrome	aerodrome, Royal Air Force, air base, Royal Air Force station		Wikidata
base		The Barracks, White Cross	barracks, office building		Wikidata
base		Warton Aerodrome	Royal Air Force, air base, airport		Wikidata
base		Weeton Barracks	barracks		Wikidata
bunker		Abbottswood Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	bunker		Wikidata
bunker		Lancashire County Emergency Centre	civil defense center		Wikidata
bunker		Preston Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, Royal Observer Corps Sector Headquarters, bunker		Wikidata
castle		Arnside Tower	tower house, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Dalton Castle	castle, local museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Greenhalgh Castle	castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Hornby Castle	castle, English country house, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Kendal Castle	castle ruin, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Piel Castle	castle, English Heritage, archaeological site, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Sizergh Castle	castle, National Trust, garden, English country house, historic house museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Wray Castle	castle, National Trust, English country house, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort		Hallgarth	mound, fort, motte		Wikidata
image	1807	Antiquities of Great Britain, - illustrated in views of monasteries, castles, and churches, now existing. (1807) (14577067887)			Wikimedia
image		BulmerArms LancasterCastle			Wikimedia
image		Carved Morris-Dance Panel from Lancaster Castle			Wikimedia
image	2011	CastleFrontEdited			Wikimedia
image	1825	DV342 Lancaster from the south			Wikimedia
image	2009	ExecutionNoose			Wikimedia
image	2009	HangingCorner			Wikimedia
image	1824	Interior view of lancaster castle1			Wikimedia
image	2011	John O Gaunt Lancs Castle - Statue of John O'Gaunt over Gateway			Wikimedia
image	2007	Jubilee drinking fountain,The Castle, Lancaster			Wikimedia
image	2007	Lancaster Castle			Wikimedia
image	2011	Lancaster Castle 02			Wikimedia
image	2011	Lancaster Castle 04			Wikimedia
image	2011	Lancaster Castle 05			Wikimedia
image	2010	Lancaster Castle Ashton Memorial			Wikimedia
image	2004	Lancaster Castle and Priory			Wikimedia
image	1778	Lancaster Castle from the South West 1778			Wikimedia
image	1929	Lancaster Castle - KMB - 16001000156444			Wikimedia
image	1988	Lancaster Castle, 1988			Wikimedia
image	1929	Lancaster Castle, England, UK (19693632894)			Wikimedia
image	2005	Lancaster Priory and Castle			Wikimedia
image	2011	Lancaster castle			Wikimedia
image	2004	Lancaster castle and priory			Wikimedia
image	2005	Shire Hall, Lancaster Castle			Wikimedia
image	2005	Shire Hall, Lancaster Castle			Wikimedia

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