Leicester Castle

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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.

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archaeological sitemotte-and-bailey castleLeicester Castle and the Magazine Gateway


Location: 52.6323, -1.1412, KML, Maps
29 places

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  • Battle of Bosworth Field 1485
    House of Lancaster, House of York, Kingdom of England, battle,
  • Battle of Naseby 1645
    Cavalier, Roundhead, battle,
  • Novacon
    recurring event,
  • Paragon 2001
    Claire Brialey, Eastercon, Michael Scott Rohan, Stephen Baxter,
  • Seacon03 2003
    Eastercon, Mary Gentle,
  • Paragon 2 2005
    Ben Jeapes, Eastercon, Ken MacLeod, Richard K. Morgan, Robert Rankin,
  • Loughborough Cold Store
    bunker, warehouse,
  • Loughborough Cold Store 2024
    bunker, warehouse,
  • Ashby de la Zouch Castle
    English Heritage, castle, ruins, tripadvisor
  • Oakham Castle
    motte-and-bailey castle, tripadvisor
  • Leicester Castle 1060
    archaeological site, motte-and-bailey castle, tripadvisor
  • Kirby Muxloe Castle 1480
    English Heritage, castle, manor house, ruins, tripadvisor
  • Leicester Castle 2024
    archaeological site, motte-and-bailey castle, tripadvisor
  • Oakham Castle 2025
    motte-and-bailey castle, tripadvisor
  • Ashby de la Zouch Castle 2025
    English Heritage, castle, ruins, tripadvisor
  • Kirby Muxloe Castle 2025
    English Heritage, castle, manor house, ruins, tripadvisor
  • Loughborough Carillon Tower and War Memorial Museum
    military museum, war memorial, tripadvisor
  • Armourgeddon Military Museum 2013
    military museum, tripadvisor
  • Armourgeddon Military Museum 2024
    military museum, tripadvisor
  • Loughborough Carillon Tower and War Memorial Museum 2025
    military museum, war memorial, tripadvisor
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St Mary de Castro Leicester c1814St Mary de Castro Leicester c1814
Castle Yard, Leicester.Castle Yard, Leicester.
Mary de CastroMary de Castro
The Great Hall Leicester CastleThe Great Hall Leicester Castle
St. Mary de Castro church in Castle Park, Leicester.St. Mary de Castro church in Castle Park, Leicester.
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Turret Gateway and St Mary de Castro, LeicesterTurret Gateway and St Mary de Castro, Leicester
A gateway at Leicester CastleA gateway at Leicester Castle
St Mary de Castro Leicester - panoramioSt Mary de Castro Leicester - panoramio
Back yard of Leicester Castle - panoramioBack yard of Leicester Castle - panoramio
TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
eventarmed conflict1485Battle of Bosworth FieldHouse of Lancaster, House of York, Kingdom of England, battle,Wikidata
eventarmed conflict1645Battle of NasebyCavalier, Roundhead, battle,Wikidata
eventscience fiction conventionNovaconrecurring event,Wikidata
eventscience fiction convention2001ParagonClaire Brialey, Eastercon, Michael Scott Rohan, Stephen Baxter,Wikidata
eventscience fiction convention2003Seacon03Eastercon, Mary Gentle,Wikidata
eventscience fiction convention2005Paragon 2Ben Jeapes, Eastercon, Ken MacLeod, Richard K. Morgan, Robert Rankin,Wikidata
linkhttps://www.tripadvisor.com/86Tripadvisor [Q1770710 https://www.tripadvisor.com/86]@Wikidata
linkpageHistoric England research [Q87982806 page]@Wikidata
linkpageGatehouse Gazetteer [Q59259501 page]@Wikidata
linkpageBritish Listed Buildings [Q25118129 page]@Wikidata
linkpageBritish Listed Buildings page@Wikidata
linkpageGatehouse Gazetteer page@Wikidata
linkpageHistoric England research records page@Wikidata
linkpageTripadvisor page@Wikidata
organisationclubVikings! Of Middle EnglandVikings, historical reenactment group,Wikidata
sitebunkerLoughborough Cold Storebunker, warehouse,Wikidata
sitebunker2024Loughborough Cold Storebunker, warehouse,Wikidata
sitecastleAshby de la Zouch CastleEnglish Heritage, castle, ruins, tripadvisorWikidata
sitecastleOakham Castlemotte-and-bailey castle, tripadvisorWikidata
sitecastle1060Leicester Castlearchaeological site, motte-and-bailey castle, tripadvisorWikidata
sitecastle1480Kirby Muxloe CastleEnglish Heritage, castle, manor house, ruins, tripadvisorWikidata
sitecastle2024Leicester Castlearchaeological site, motte-and-bailey castle, tripadvisorWikidata
sitecastle2025Oakham Castlemotte-and-bailey castle, tripadvisorWikidata
sitecastle2025Ashby de la Zouch CastleEnglish Heritage, castle, ruins, tripadvisorWikidata
sitecastle2025Kirby Muxloe CastleEnglish Heritage, castle, manor house, ruins, tripadvisorWikidata
sitemuseumLoughborough Carillon Tower and War Memorial Museummilitary museum, war memorial, tripadvisorWikidata
sitemuseum2013Armourgeddon Military Museummilitary museum, tripadvisorWikidata
sitemuseum2024Armourgeddon Military Museummilitary museum, tripadvisorWikidata
sitemuseum2025Loughborough Carillon Tower and War Memorial Museummilitary museum, war memorial, tripadvisorWikidata
commonsimageSt Mary de Castro Leicester c1814 Commons
commonsimageCastle Yard, Leicester. Commons
commonsimageMary de Castro Commons
commonsimageThe Great Hall Leicester Castle Commons
commonsimageSt. Mary de Castro church in Castle Park, Leicester. Commons
commonsimageMaryDeCastro1 Commons
commonsimageTurret Gateway and St Mary de Castro, Leicester Commons
commonsimageA gateway at Leicester Castle Commons
commonsimageSt Mary de Castro Leicester - panoramio Commons
commonsimageBack yard of Leicester Castle - panoramio Commons