Winchester Castle

Winchester Castle was a royal residence in Winchester, Hampshire, England, founded in 1067 by William the Conqueror. It served as a seat of royal power in the medieval period. Much of the castle has since been lost, but two notable structures survive: the Great Hall, regarded as one of the finest surviving medieval halls in England and now housing a museum of Winchester's history, and the Westgate, which once served as the castle's principal defensive gateway.

The Great Hall contains the so-called Round Table, a large wooden tabletop traditionally associated with the Arthurian legend in later popular tradition. The Westgate, preserved as a fortified gateway, provides evidence of the castle's defensive role and continued adaptation over the centuries.

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Winchester Castleは、アトラスの城の知名度ランキングで世界369位（全3,734件中）、イングランドの160件では36位にランクされています。1067年に創建され、アトラスの年代判明済みの城の91%より古い城です（11世紀に創建されたアトラス収録の146件のひとつ）。イングランドが他とどう比べられるかは、城の統計をご覧ください。

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