Lincoln Castle

Grade I listed building in Lincolnshire, England, UK
Organization historic_house_museum Q727760
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Summary

Lincoln Castle is a historic house museum[1]. It draws 642 Wikipedia views per month (historic_house_museum category, ranking #50 of 425).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lincoln Castle is located in Lincolnshire[3].
  • Lincoln Castle is located in Lincoln[4].
  • Lincoln Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Lincoln Castle's instance of is recorded as historic house museum[6].
  • Lincoln Castle's instance of is recorded as motte-and-bailey castle[7].
  • Lincoln Castle's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[8].
  • Lincoln Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[9].
  • Lincoln Castle's founder is recorded as William the Conqueror[10].
  • Lincoln Castle's architectural style is recorded as Romanesque architecture[11].
  • Lincoln Castle's postal code is recorded as LN1 3AA[12].
  • Lincoln Castle's Commons category is recorded as Lincoln Castle[13].
  • 1068 marks the founding of Lincoln Castle[14].
  • Lincoln Castle's OS grid reference is recorded as SK9756571832[15].
  • Lincoln Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.2349, 'lon': -0.5409}[16].
  • Lincoln Castle's official website is recorded as https://www.lincolncastle.com/[17].
  • Lincoln Castle's has facility is recorded as accessible toilet[18].
  • Lincoln Castle's described by source is recorded as CastlesFortsBattles[19].
  • Lincoln Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[20].
  • Lincoln Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[21].
  • Lincoln Castle's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Lincoln'}[22].
  • Lincoln Castle's has part is recorded as shell keep[23].
  • Lincoln Castle's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Castle Square, Lincoln, LN1 3AA'}[24].
  • Lincoln Castle's associated electoral district is recorded as Lincoln[25].
  • Lincoln Castle's historic county is recorded as Lincolnshire[26].

Body

Founding

Lincoln Castle's founder is recorded as William the Conqueror[10]. 1068 marks the founding of it[14].

Identity

Lincoln Castle's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Lincoln'}[22].

Why It Matters

Lincoln Castle draws 642 Wikipedia views per month (historic_house_museum category, ranking #50 of 425).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . Mapping Museums. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Mapping Museums. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . lincolncastle.com. lincolncastle.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . castlestudiesgroup.org.uk. castlestudiesgroup.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . lincolncastle.com. lincolncastle.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'ceb', 'commons', 'cy', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'ga', '
    Gnd id → 1257442252
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  2. 15w ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Short name → {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Lincoln'}
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  3. 22w ago · Libanp · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates → —
    Official website → https://www.lincolncastle.com/
    Has part(s) of the class → shell keep
    Founded by → —
    + 19 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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