Useful information
- Phone : +44 1228 591922
- Website: : http://www.english-heritage.org.uk
Description
Built by William II in 1092, the castle served to prevent Scots raiders getting through. The Norman keep was altered in Tudor times to accommodate cannons to replace archers. The visit also takes in the Warden's quarters, where Richard III stayed, the prison, with its walls covered in astonishing graffiti (15C) and the Cumbria's Military Museum. A feature of the outer ward is the half-moon battery, which was built c 1540 to facilitate the deployment of cannons.
Localisation
Things to see and donearby
- The Green Guide224 m - 7 Abbey Street, Carlisle CA3 8TZ
- The Green Guide363 m - Blackfriars Street, Carlisle CA38
- The Green Guide366 m - West Walls, Carlisle CA3 8UF
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Where to sleepnearby
- From £99The Old Wool House Apartments604 m - 2 Crosby Street, Carlisle CA1 1DQ
- From £60Cartref Guest House677 m - 44 Victoria Place, Carlisle CA1 1EX
- From £110The Halston Carlisle699 m - 20-34 Warwick Road, Carlisle, Cumbria, Carlisle CA1 1AB
More hotels in Carlisle
Where to eatnearby
- Toby Carvery - CarlisleAround£282.8 km - 491 Warwick Road, Carlisle CA1 2SB
- Lounge on the Green£££MICHELIN 20243.48 km - 27 The Green, Houghton CA3 0NF
- Cedar Tree by Hrishikesh Desai££££MICHELIN 202417.6 km - Farlam Hall Hotel, Hallbankgate, Brampton CA8 2NG
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