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Castle Rushen

medieval castle in Castletown in the south of the Isle of Man
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Castle Rushen

Summary

Castle Rushen is a castle[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (153 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Castle Rushen is located in Castletown[3].
  • Castle Rushen is in the country of Isle of Man[4].
  • Castle Rushen's instance of is recorded as castle[5].
  • Castle Rushen's instance of is recorded as national museum[6].
  • Castle Rushen's postal code is recorded as IM9 1LD[7].
  • Castle Rushen's Commons category is recorded as Rushen Castle[8].
  • 1250 marks the founding of Castle Rushen[9].
  • Castle Rushen's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.073611111111, 'lon': -4.6527777777778}[10].
  • Castle Rushen's significant event is recorded as slighting[11].
  • Castle Rushen's official website is recorded as https://manxnationalheritage.im/our-sites/castle-castletown/[12].
  • Castle Rushen's has facility is recorded as accessible toilet[13].
  • Castle Rushen's described at URL is recorded as https://www.gov.im/media/631655/0500024regbldcastlerushen.pdf[14].
  • Castle Rushen's time of earliest written record is recorded as 1265[15].
  • Castle Rushen's heritage designation is recorded as registered building[16].

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Founding

1250 marks the founding of Castle Rushen[9].

Why It Matters

Castle Rushen ranks in the top 6% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (153 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . The archaeology of slighting: a methodological framework for interpreting castle destruction in the Middle Ages. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . gov.im. Retrieved . gov.im. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . gatehouse-gazetteer.info. gatehouse-gazetteer.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . gov.im. Retrieved . gov.im. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Libanp · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates → —
    Official website → https://manxnationalheritage.im/our-sites/castle-castletown/
    Heritage designation → registered building
    Significant event → slighting
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Museum Countries from MML ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/1f775a6fab1|details]])"
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