Lancaster Castle
Lancaster Castle is a medieval castle and former prison in Lancaster in the English county of Lancashire. Its early history is unclear, but it was most likely founded in 1092-4 on the site of a Roman fort overlooking a crossing of the River Lune.
- Tourist attraction
- …lies at an elevation of around 120 feet (40 metres)
- …is partly wheelchair accessible
- Description: Grade I listed castle in Lancaster, United Kingdom
- Address: Castle Parade, Lancaster, LA1 1YJ
- Email: info@lancastercastle.com
- Also known as“Castle Lancaster”“Castle of Lancaster”“John O’ Gaunt’s Castle”
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1½ miles northwest of Lancaster Castle
Lancaster Castle
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Latitude
54.04992° or 54° 2′ 60″ north
Longitude
-2.80538° or 2° 48′ 19″ west
Open location code
9C6V25XV+XR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = castle
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = attraction
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Lancaster Castle” goes by many names.
Lancaster CastleCebuano
قەڵای لانکاستەرCentral Kurdish
蘭卡斯特城堡Chinese
蘭開斯特城堡Chinese
Lancaster CastleDanish
Lancaster CastleDutch
Kastelo LancasterEsperanto
Caisleán LancasterIrish
ランカスター・キャッスルJapanese
ランカスター城Japanese
Castel de LancasterLingua Franca Nova
قلعه لنکسترPersian
Ланкастерский замокRussian
Lancaster CastleSwedish
Lancaster KalesiTurkish
Lankaster qasriUzbek
Castell CaerhirfrynWelsh
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