Leicester Castle

Leicester Castle is in the city of the same name in the English county of Leicestershire. The complex is situated in the west of Leicester City Centre, between Saint Nicholas Circle to the north and De Montfort University to the south. A large motte, the Great Hall, the Church of St Mary de Castro, and the ruined Turret Gateway are the substantial remains of what was once a large set of defensive and residential structures. It was historically the seat of the Earls of Leicester, from 1107-1175 under the House of Beaumont, from 1239 to 1265 under the House of Montfort, and after 1267 with the House of Lancaster when the Earldoms of Leicester and Lancaster were combined. The Castle's Great Hall served for centuries as the home of Leicester County Assizes and is encased in a Queen Anne style frontage. The Castle is a scheduled monument.

Texte adapté de « Leicester Castle » de la Wikipédia en anglais, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Leicester Castle occupe la 1 558e place sur 5 793 au classement de renommée de cet atlas et le 124e rang des 182 que l’atlas recense en Angleterre. Fondé en 1060, il est plus ancien que 92 % des monuments datés de l’atlas — l’un des 186 monuments de l’atlas fondés au XIe siècle. Voyez comment l’Angleterre se compare dans les statistiques des châteaux.

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