East Midlands
Lincolnshire
Lincoln District

Lincoln Castle

Lincoln Castle is a major medieval castle constructed in , during the late 11th century by William the Conqueror on the site of a pre-existing Roman fortress.
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  • Opening hours:
    March 29th—October 27th: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
    October 28th—April 4th: 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
    December 24th—26: closed
    January 1st: closed
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Grade I listed building in Lincolnshire, England, UK
  • Address: Lincoln, LN1 3AA

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lincoln Cathedral and Exchequergate.

Church
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, also called Lincoln Minster, and formally the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln, is a Church of England cathedral in , England. is situated 1,100 feet east of Lincoln Castle.

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is situated 690 feet east of Lincoln Castle.

City gate
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is a 3rd-century Roman gate in the Newport district of the city of in , England. It is a Scheduled monument and Grade I listed building and is reputedly the oldest arch in the United Kingdom still used by traffic. is situated 1,000 feet northeast of Lincoln Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lincoln and St Catherine’s, Lincoln.

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is the county town of , with a population of 97,541 in 2019. It has a well-preserved medieval centre, with a cathedral and castle atop its cobbled Steep Hill.

Neighborhood
St Catherine's is an inner-city area of Lincoln in , at the southern end of the High Street, and centred on a roundabout at its junction with the A15, B1190 and South Park Avenue. is situated 1½ miles south of Lincoln Castle.

Suburb
is a suburb of , , England. It was built in the interwar period as a garden suburb. is situated 1½ miles southwest of Lincoln Castle.

Lincoln Castle

Latitude
53.23496° or 53° 14′ 6″ north
Longitude
-0.54101° or 0° 32′ 28″ west
Elevation
233 feet (71 metres)
Open location code
9C5X6FM5+XH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 343197023
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6287329
Wiki­data ID
Q727760
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Welsh—“Lincoln Castle” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Լինքոլն ամրոց”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Lincoln”
  • Cebuano: “Lincoln Castle”
  • Chinese: “林肯城堡”
  • Danish: “Lincoln Castle”
  • Dutch: “Lincoln Castle”
  • Esperanto: “Kastelo Lincoln”
  • French: “château de Lincoln”
  • French: “Château de Lincoln”
  • German: “Lincoln Castle”
  • Irish: “Caisleán Lincoln”
  • Italian: “castello di Lincoln”
  • Italian: “Castello di Lincoln”
  • Japanese: “リンカン城”
  • Malay: “Istana kota Lincoln”
  • Persian: “قلعه لینکلن”
  • Polish: “Zamek w Lincoln”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Lincoln”
  • Russian: “Замок Линкольн”
  • Slovenian: “Grad Lincoln”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Lincoln”
  • Swedish: “Lincoln Castle”
  • Turkish: “Lincoln Kalesi”
  • Welsh: “Castell Lincoln”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Whitton Park and Far Wharf.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Castle Cafe and Heritage Skills Centre.

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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 “Lincoln Castle”. Photo: Dmitrij M, CC BY 3.0.