North Yorkshire
Craven District
Skipton

Skipton Castle

Skipton Castle is a well-preserved Grade I Listed medieval castle in , , . It was built in 1090 by Robert de Romille, a Norman baron and is now a tourist attraction and private residence.
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  • Type: City gate
  • Description: Grade I listed historic house museum in Skipton, North Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Skipton Castle gatehouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Holy Trinity Church and Craven Museum & Gallery.

Church
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is in High Street, , , England. Medieval in origin, the church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.

Museum
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Craven Museum & Gallery is a museum located in the town of , , , in . The museum holds a collection of local artefacts that depict life in Craven from the prehistoric times to the modern day. is situated 430 feet south of Skipton Castle.

Town hall
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is the town hall of , . It is located on the town's High Street and is home to as well as a Concert Hall with events and performance programme and Skipton Tourist Information Centre. is situated 420 feet south of Skipton Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Embsay and Bradley, North Yorkshire.

Village
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is a village in the county of , . It is paired with the neighbouring hamlet of Eastby to form the civil parish of . is situated 1½ miles northeast of Skipton Castle.

Locality
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Bradley is a village in , England. It is situated between and , approximately 1⁄2 mile from the A629 and 2 miles from the nearby town of Skipton. is situated 1½ miles southeast of Skipton Castle.

Village
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is a small village and civil parish in the county of , England, and situated just over 1.5 miles south-west from the market town of . is situated 2 miles southwest of Skipton Castle.

Skipton Castle

Latitude
53.96347° or 53° 57′ 49″ north
Longitude
-2.01543° or 2° 0′ 56″ west
Elevation
404 feet (123 metres)
Open location code
9C5VXX7M+9R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 143537742
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­city_gate
Geo­Names ID
6287312
Wiki­data ID
Q7535853
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Swedish—“Skipton Castle” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սքիփթոն ամրոց”
  • Cebuano: “Skipton Castle”
  • Danish: “Skipton Castle”
  • Dutch: “Skipton Castle”
  • French: “château de Skipton”
  • French: “Château de Skipton”
  • German: “Skipton Castle”
  • Irish: “Caisleán Skipton”
  • Italian: “Castello di Skipton”
  • Russian: “Замок Скиптон”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Skipton”
  • Swedish: “Skipton Castle”

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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 “Skipton Castle”. Photo: Davegill70, CC BY-SA 3.0.