York Castle

York Castle is a fortified complex in the city of , England. It consists of a sequence of castles, prisons, law courts and other buildings, which were built over the last nine centuries on the north-west side of the .
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle in York, North Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Clifford’S Tower”, “Башня Клиффорда”, “Замок Йорк”, “클리퍼드 타워”, and “克利佛德塔”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: York Castle Museum and Fishergate Tower.

Museum
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The is a located in … is situated 330 feet north of York Castle.

Castle
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is a castle, which is situated 330 feet east of York Castle.

Courthouse
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is a Crown Court venue which deals… is situated 390 feet northwest of York Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fishergate and Bishophill.

Suburb
is a street and surrounding area of , England.

Suburb
is an area of central , in .

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The ancient cathedral city of has a history dating back over 2000 years.

York Castle

Latitude
53.95427° or 53° 57′ 15″ north
Longitude
-1.07834° or 1° 4′ 42″ west
Elevation
36 feet (11 metres)
Open location code
9C5WXW3C+PM
Geo­Names ID
6287319
Wiki­data ID
Q80637
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“York Castle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة يورك”
  • Basque: “Yorkeko gaztelua”
  • Cebuano: “York Castle”
  • Chinese: “約克城”
  • Chinese: “約克城堡”
  • Danish: “York Castle”
  • Dutch: “York Castle”
  • Finnish: “Yorkin linna”
  • French: “château d’York”
  • French: “Château d’York”
  • French: “Château dYork”
  • German: “York Castle”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο του Γιορκ”
  • Hebrew: “טירת יורק”
  • Indonesian: “Clifford’s Tower”
  • Indonesian: “Kastil York Inggris”
  • Irish: “Caisleán Eabhrac”
  • Italian: “castello di York”
  • Italian: “Castello di York”
  • Japanese: “ヨーク城”
  • Korean: “요크 성”
  • Korean: “요크성”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “York Castle”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Clifford’s Tower”
  • Norwegian: “York Castle”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Iorque”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de York”
  • Russian: “Йоркский замок”
  • Slovenian: “Grad York”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de York”
  • Swedish: “York Castle”
  • Turkish: “York Kalesi”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Clementhorpe and Foss Islands.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Travelodge York Central and The Blue Bridge.

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