England · 11th century
Carlisle Castle is a stone keep medieval fortress located in the city of Carlisle near the ruins of Hadrian's Wall. First built during the reign of William II in 1092 and rebuilt in stone under Henry I in 1122, the castle is over 930 years old and has been the scene of many episodes in British history.
The Castle played an extremely important part in the wars between England and Scotland (the Wars of Scottish Independence). It has been the centre of many wars and invasions. During the Jacobite Rising of 1745–1746, Carlisle became the last English fortress to undergo a siege. The castle was listed as a Scheduled Ancient Monument on 7 August 1996.
Today the property is managed by English Heritage and is open to the public. Until 2006, the castle was the administrative headquarters of the former King's Own Royal Border Regiment and until 2019 it was the county headquarters to the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment. A museum to the regiment is within the castle walls.
Text adapted from “Carlisle Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Carlisle Castle ranks #725 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #52 of the 360 mapped in England. Founded 1093, it is older than 87% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 436 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 5,651 times in the last 60 days, more than 88% of the atlas. 11 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Newcastle upon Tyne, 85 km away. See how England compares in the castle statistics.
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