England · 12th century
Newark Castle (Nottinghamshire) ranks #2,509 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #168 of the 360 mapped in England. Founded c. 1130, it is older than 84% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 763 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,051 times in the last 60 days, more than 78% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Sheffield, 55 km away. See how England compares in the castle statistics.
Newark Castle, in Newark-on-Trent in the English county of Nottinghamshire, was founded in the mid 12th century by Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln. Originally a timber castle, it was rebuilt in stone towards the end of the century. The castle was slighted (dismantled) in the 17th century as a result of the English Civil War, and restored in the 19th century, first by Anthony Salvin in the 1840s and then by the corporation of Newark who bought the site in 1889.
Text adapted from “Newark Castle, Nottinghamshire” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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