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Brough Castle

castle in Cumbria, England, UK
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Brough Castle

Summary

Brough Castle is a castle[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (69 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Brough Castle is located in Brough[3].
  • Brough Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Brough Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[5].
  • Brough Castle's architect is recorded as Anne Clifford[6].
  • Brough Castle's founder is recorded as William II of England[7].
  • Brough Castle is owned by William II of England[8].
  • Brough Castle is operated by English Heritage[9].
  • Brough Castle is part of Brough Castle and Brough (Verterae) Roman fort and civil settlement[10].
  • Brough Castle's Commons category is recorded as Brough Castle[11].
  • 1092 marks the founding of Brough Castle[12].
  • Brough Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.521811111111, 'lon': -2.3234805555556}[13].
  • Brough Castle's official website is recorded as https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/brough-castle/[14].
  • Brough Castle's described by source is recorded as CastlesFortsBattles[15].
  • Brough Castle's described by source is recorded as Castellogy[16].
  • Brough Castle's heritage designation is recorded as part of a Scheduled Monument[17].
  • Brough Castle's historic county is recorded as Westmorland[18].

Body

Geography

Brough Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Brough[3]. It is part of it and Brough (Verterae) Roman fort and civil settlement[10].

Designation and Status

Brough Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[5]. Its heritage designation is recorded as part of a Scheduled Monument[17].

History and Context

1092 marks the founding of Brough Castle[12]. It is owned by William II of England[8].

Why It Matters

Brough Castle ranks in the top 7% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (69 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19]

Related Entities

CastlesFortsBattles United Kingdom William II of England

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United Kingdom
    Part of → Brough Castle and Brough (Verterae) Roman fort and civil settlement
    Short name → Brough
    Operator → English Heritage
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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