Berkhamsted Castle

castle in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, UK
AdministrativeArea motte_and_bailey_castle Q4892150
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Berkhamsted Castle

Summary

Berkhamsted Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of motte_and_bailey_castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Berkhamsted Castle is located in Berkhamsted[3].
  • Berkhamsted Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Berkhamsted Castle is on the body of water Grand Union Canal[5].
  • Berkhamsted Castle's image is recorded as Berkhamsted Castle Jan 2007.jpg[6].
  • Berkhamsted Castle's instance of is recorded as motte-and-bailey castle[7].
  • Berkhamsted Castle's instance of is recorded as ruins[8].
  • Berkhamsted Castle's commissioned by is recorded as Robert, Count of Mortain[9].
  • Berkhamsted Castle's owned by is recorded as Robert, Count of Mortain[10].
  • Berkhamsted Castle's owned by is recorded as Duchy of Cornwall[11].
  • Berkhamsted Castle's operator is recorded as English Heritage[12].
  • Berkhamsted Castle's location is recorded as Berkhamsted[13].
  • Berkhamsted Castle's Commons category is recorded as Berkhamsted Castle[14].
  • +1066-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Berkhamsted Castle[15].
  • Berkhamsted Castle's OS grid reference is recorded as SP9955408239[16].
  • Berkhamsted Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.7641, 'lon': -0.558783}[17].
  • Berkhamsted Castle's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/041p7k[18].
  • Berkhamsted Castle's official website is recorded as https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/berkhamsted-castle/[19].
  • Berkhamsted Castle's Commons gallery is recorded as Berkhamsted Castle[20].
  • Berkhamsted Castle's National Heritage List for England number is recorded as 1010756[21].
  • Berkhamsted Castle's described by source is recorded as CastlesFortsBattles[22].
  • Berkhamsted Castle's described by source is recorded as Castle Studies Group[23].
  • Berkhamsted Castle's described by source is recorded as Castellogy[24].
  • Berkhamsted Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[25].
  • Berkhamsted Castle's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6287216[26].
  • Berkhamsted Castle's TripAdvisor ID is recorded as 6699668[27].

Body

Geography

Berkhamsted Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Berkhamsted[3]. It is on the body of water Grand Union Canal[5].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include motte-and-bailey castle[7] and ruins[8]. Berkhamsted Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[25].

History and Context

+1066-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Berkhamsted Castle[15]. Owners include Robert, Count of Mortain[10], a feudatory[28], 1031–1090[29] and Duchy of Cornwall[11], a Duchies in England[30], in United Kingdom[31], founded in 1337[32].

Why It Matters

Berkhamsted Castle ranks in the top 8% of motte_and_bailey_castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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