Gleaston Castle

Summary

Gleaston Castle is an archaeological site^[1].

Key Facts

• Gleaston Castle is located in Aldingham^[2].
• Gleaston Castle is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• Gleaston Castle's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[4].
• Gleaston Castle's instance of is recorded as enclosure castle^[5].
• Gleaston Castle's commissioned by is recorded as John Harington, 1st Baron Harington^[6].
• Gleaston Castle is made of limestone^[7].
• Gleaston Castle is made of sandstone^[8].
• Gleaston Castle's Commons category is recorded as Gleaston Castle^[9].
• 1350 marks the founding of Gleaston Castle^[10].
• Gleaston Castle's OS grid reference is recorded as SD2611871396^[11].
• Gleaston Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.1336, 'lon': -3.13159}^[12].
• Gleaston Castle's significant event is recorded as abandonment^[13].
• Gleaston Castle's significant event is recorded as archaeological field survey^[14].
• Gleaston Castle's described by source is recorded as CastlesFortsBattles^[15].
• Gleaston Castle's replaces is recorded as Aldingham Motte^[16].
• Gleaston Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building^[17].
• Gleaston Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Heritage at Risk register^[18].
• Gleaston Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument^[19].
• Gleaston Castle's associated electoral district is recorded as Barrow and Furness^[20].
• Gleaston Castle's historic county is recorded as Lancashire^[21].

Body

Geography

Gleaston Castle is in the country of United Kingdom^[3]. It is located in Aldingham^[2].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include archaeological site^[4] and enclosure castle^[5]. Heritage statuses include Grade I listed building^[17], Heritage at Risk register^[18], and scheduled monument^[19].

History and Context

1350 marks the founding of Gleaston Castle^[10].