Durham Castle

Durham Castle is a Norman castle in the city of Durham, England, which has been occupied since 1837 by University College, Durham after its previous role as the residence of the Bishops of Durham. Designated since 1986 as a cultural World Heritage Site in England, along with Durham Cathedral, the castle is open to the general public to visit, but only through guided tours, since it is in use as a working building and is home to over 100 students. The castle stands on top of a hill above the River Wear on Durham's peninsula, opposite Durham Cathedral.

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  Siege of Durham ⓘ
  1006 attack on Durham, England

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  Battle of Durham ⓘ
  1069 battle

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  Battle of Neville's Cross ⓘ
  1346 Medieval battle between England and Scotland

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  Battle of Newburn ⓘ
  1640 battle in Newburn, Northumberland, England

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  Battle of Piercebridge ⓘ
  1642 battle of the First English Civil War

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  Siege of Newcastle ⓘ
  1644 siege in the First English Civil War

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  Battle of Boldon Hill ⓘ
  1644 English Civil War battle

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  Newcastle Blitz ⓘ
  bombing raids during WWII

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  Heugh Battery Museum ⓘ
  artillery battery and museum in Headland, Hartlepool, County Durham, England, United Kingdom  

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  The Battery In Wharton Park ⓘ
  architectural structure in Durham, England, UK

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  Tyne Turrets ⓘ
  

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  Wave Basin Battery Adjacent To Old South Pier ⓘ
  architectural structure in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, UK

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  Durham Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters ⓘ
  British Cold War command centre in County Durham

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  Gosforth Anti-Aircraft Operations Room ⓘ
  British air defence bunker

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  Jesmond Dene ARP Headquarters ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Newcastle, UK

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  Newcastle Regional War Room ⓘ
  Cold war control bunker in Newcastle, UK

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  Brancepeth Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in County Durham, England, UK  

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  Bywell Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Bywell, Northumberland, England, UK

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  Hylton Castle ⓘ
  castle in Sunderland, UK  

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  Prudhoe Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Prudhoe, Northumberland, England, UK  

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  Tynemouth Castle and Priory ⓘ
  historic coastal site in north-eastern England  

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  Durham Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Durham, England, UK  

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  Newcastle upon Tyne Castle ⓘ
  11th-century castle in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK  

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  Auckland Castle ⓘ
  castle in the town of Bishop Auckland in County Durham, England, UK  

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  Raby Castle ⓘ
  medieval castle in England  

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  Clifford's Fort ⓘ
  fort in North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England, UK

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  Clifford's Fort South And East Wall Facing River ⓘ
  architectural structure in North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England, UK

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  Clifford's Fort West And South West Wall ⓘ
  architectural structure in North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England, UK

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  Arbeia South Shields Roman Fort ⓘ
  Roman fort and museum in South Shields, United Kingdom  

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  HMS Trincomalee ⓘ
  1817 Leda-class fifth-rate frigate

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  Durham Light Infantry Museum ⓘ
  museum in Aykley Heads, country Durham, England, UK (1969-2016)

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  Military Vehicle Museum ⓘ
  museum in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK

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  National Museum of the Royal Navy, Hartlepool ⓘ
  maritime museum in Hartlepool, England

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1072 Durham Castle

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UNESCO World Heritage Site record modification

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1006 Siege of Durham

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1069 Battle of Durham

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1346 Battle of Neville's Cross

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1640 Battle of Newburn

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1642 Battle of Piercebridge

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1644 Siege of Newcastle

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1644 Battle of Boldon Hill

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1940 — 1942 Newcastle Blitz

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601 Tynemouth Castle and Priory

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1080 Newcastle upon Tyne Castle

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1183 Auckland Castle

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1378 Raby Castle

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1969 — 2016 Durham Light Infantry Museum

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1983 — 2006 Military Vehicle Museum

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1994 National Museum of the Royal Navy, Hartlepool

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Durham - Google Art Project

Sfec-durham-castle-2007-261

'Durham; the Castle and Cathedral from the River' by Robert Batty

The castle, Durham, England-LCCN2002696727

Durham castle

Castle Folk On Keep Terrace

Illustration from Rickman's "Styles of Architecture in England"

St George. Durham Castle

South West View of Durham Cathedral and Castle

Tunstall Chapel, University College, Durham

• The origins and development of Durham Castle to AD 1217: the archaeological and architectural record - doctoral thesis by Martin Leyland, 1994, online
• An excavation below Bishop Tunstal's Chapel, Durham Castle - , 1953
• The Castle and Keep Of Durham - scientific article published in January 1881
• The English Castle - book published in 2011
• Durham Castle - , 1866
• Durham Castle - article published in 2012
• The Norman Chapel in Durham Castle - journal article, 2010
• Auckland and Durham Castles in the Eighteenth Century - chapter published in 2017
• Bishop Tunstall's alterations to Durham Castle, 1536–48 - article published in 2019

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1006	Siege of Durham	siege, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1069	Battle of Durham	Anglo-Saxons, Normans, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1346	Battle of Neville's Cross	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1640	Battle of Newburn	Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1642	Battle of Piercebridge	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1644	Siege of Newcastle	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1644	Battle of Boldon Hill	battle, Kingdom of Scotland	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Newcastle Blitz	United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
link	channel		Facebook channel@		Wikidata
link	page		Mapping Museums page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II* listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II listed park and garden page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade I listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Gatehouse Gazetteer page@		Wikidata
link	page		Historic England research records page@		Wikidata
link	page		National Heritage List for England page@		Wikidata
link	page		part of UNESCO World Heritage Site page@		Wikidata
link	page		Cultural Inventory page@		Wikidata
link	page		British Listed Buildings page@		Wikidata
link	page		World Heritage Site page@		Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page@		Wikidata
link	page		CastlesFortsBattles page@		Wikidata
organisation	factory		Charles Mitchell and Company	shipyard	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1793	Sir James Laing and Sons	shipyard, shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1840	William Doxford & Sons	shipyard, shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1852	Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company	business, enterprise, vehicle construction, shipyard, shipbuilding	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1852	Richardson, Duck and Company	shipyard	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1880	Swan Hunter	shipyard, shipbuilding, business, vehicle construction	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1954	Austin & Pickersgill	shipyard, shipbuilding	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1866	Clelands Shipbuilding Company	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1886	R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company	shipbuilding, locomotive manufacturing, business, enterprise	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1917	Furness Shipbuilding Company	company, shipbuilding	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1847	John Crown & Sons Ltd	shipbuilding company, shipbuilding	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1850	A. Leslie and Company	shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Heugh Battery Museum	independent museum, artillery battery, military museum	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		The Battery In Wharton Park	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Tyne Turrets	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Wave Basin Battery Adjacent To Old South Pier	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	bunker		Durham Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, Royal Observer Corps, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Gosforth Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	Royal Air Force, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Jesmond Dene ARP Headquarters	civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Newcastle Regional War Room	bunker	Wikidata
site	castle		Brancepeth Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Bywell Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Hylton Castle	English Heritage, building, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Prudhoe Castle	English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	601	Tynemouth Castle and Priory	military museum, historic house museum, fort, English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1072	Durham Castle	historic house museum, university museum, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1080	Newcastle upon Tyne Castle	historic house museum, archaeological site, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1183	Auckland Castle	historic house museum, English country house, English Heritage, castle, palace	Wikidata
site	castle	1378	Raby Castle	historic house museum, English country house, quadrangular castle, castle	Wikidata
site	fort		Clifford's Fort	building complex, fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Clifford's Fort South And East Wall Facing River	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Clifford's Fort West And South West Wall	fort	Wikidata
site	museum		Arbeia South Shields Roman Fort	local authority museum, military museum, castrum	Wikidata
site	museum		HMS Trincomalee	preserved watercraft, museum ship, Royal Navy, frigate, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	museum	1969	Durham Light Infantry Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1983	Military Vehicle Museum	transport museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1994	National Museum of the Royal Navy, Hartlepool	naval museum, maritime museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Durham - Google Art Project		Commons
commons	image		Sfec-durham-castle-2007-261		Commons
commons	image		'Durham; the Castle and Cathedral from the River' by Robert Batty		Commons
commons	image		The castle, Durham, England-LCCN2002696727		Commons
commons	image		Durham castle		Commons
commons	image		Castle Folk On Keep Terrace		Commons
commons	image		Illustration from Rickman's "Styles of Architecture in England"		Commons
commons	image		St George. Durham Castle		Commons
commons	image		South West View of Durham Cathedral and Castle		Commons
commons	image		Tunstall Chapel, University College, Durham		Commons