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Launceston

Launceston Castle

Launceston Castle is located in the town of , England. It was probably built by Robert the Count of Mortain after 1068, and initially comprised an earthwork and timber castle with a large motte in one corner.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle in the town of Launceston, Cornwall, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Launceston Castle Keep and Attached Buildings” and “Launceston Castle motte, bailey and shell keep”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Mary Magdalene’s Church, Launceston and Eagle House Hotel.

Church
Photo: nick macneill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary Magdalene's Church, Launceston is a Grade I listed in the Church of England in . It is unusual for its carvings; the entire exterior of the original part of the church is built of carved granite blocks.

Hotel
Photo: Michael Parry, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a Grade II* listed building located in Castle Street, . Formerly a townhouse, it is now a hotel and is built in the Georgian style in red brick.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Stephens by Launceston Rural and Dutson.

Village
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a civil parish in the east of , England, United Kingdom. The modern parish was created in 1894 from the part of the ancient parish of St Stephen, also known as St Stephens by Launceston, which lay outside the borough boundaries of .

Hamlet
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet northeast of in , England, and on the A388 main road. It is in the civil parish of …

Village
Daw's House is a hamlet in the parish of , , England, on the outskirts of the significant town of .

Launceston Castle

Latitude
50.63757° or 50° 38′ 15″ north
Longitude
-4.36144° or 4° 21′ 41″ west
Elevation
397 feet (121 metres)
Open location code
9C2QJJQQ+2C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 233574701
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
6287044
Wiki­data ID
Q402848
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Launceston Castle” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Launceston gaztelua”
  • Cebuano: “Launceston Castle”
  • Chinese: “朗塞斯頓城堡”
  • Cornish: “Kastel Lannstevan”
  • Cornish: “Kastell Lannstefan”
  • Danish: “Launceston Castle”
  • Dutch: “Launceston Castle”
  • French: “château de Launceston”
  • French: “Château de Launceston”
  • German: “Launceston Castle”
  • Hungarian: “Launcestoni vár”
  • Italian: “castello di Launceston”
  • Italian: “Castello di Launceston”
  • Japanese: “ローンセストン城”
  • Malay: “Istana kota Launceston”
  • Polish: “Launceston Castle”
  • Polish: “Zamek w Launceston”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Launceston”
  • Russian: “Замок Лонсестон”
  • Russian: “Замок Лонсестона”
  • Russian: “Лонсестонский замок”
  • Russian: “Лонстонский замок”
  • Swedish: “Launceston Castle”
  • Veps: “Lonstonan zamk”
  • Welsh: “Kastel Lannstevan”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Launceston Castle”. Photo: Chris Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.