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Elsdon Castle

motte and bailey castle in Northumberland, England, UK
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Elsdon Castle

Summary

Elsdon Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle[1]. It draws 29 Wikipedia views per month (motte_and_bailey_castle category, ranking #26 of 72).[2]

Key Facts

  • Elsdon Castle is located in Elsdon[3].
  • Elsdon Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Elsdon Castle is on the body of water Elsdon Burn[5].
  • Elsdon Castle's instance of is recorded as motte-and-bailey castle[6].
  • Elsdon Castle took place at Elsdon[7].
  • Elsdon Castle's Commons category is recorded as Elsdon Castle[8].
  • Elsdon Castle's OS grid reference is recorded as NY9375893514[9].
  • Elsdon Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.2358, 'lon': -2.0997}[10].
  • Elsdon Castle's described by source is recorded as CastlesFortsBattles[11].
  • Elsdon Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[12].
  • Elsdon Castle's historic county is recorded as Northumberland[13].

Body

Geography

Elsdon Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Elsdon[3]. It is on the body of water Elsdon Burn[5].

Designation and Status

Elsdon Castle's instance of is recorded as motte-and-bailey castle[6]. Its heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[12].

Why It Matters

Elsdon Castle draws 29 Wikipedia views per month (motte_and_bailey_castle category, ranking #26 of 72).[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

CastlesFortsBattles United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . maps.nls.uk. maps.nls.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United Kingdom
    Located in or next to body of water → Elsdon Burn
    Short name → Elsdon
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Elsdon
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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