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Piel Castle

Grade I listed building in Cumbria, United Kingdom
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Piel Castle

Summary

Piel Castle is a castle[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (99 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Piel Castle is located in Barrow-in-Furness[3].
  • Piel Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Piel Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[5].
  • Piel Castle's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[6].
  • Piel Castle's commissioned by is recorded as Furness Abbey[7].
  • Piel Castle is owned by Furness Abbey[8].
  • Piel Castle is operated by English Heritage[9].
  • Piel Castle is made of sandstone[10].
  • Piel Castle's Commons category is recorded as Piel Castle[11].
  • Piel Castle's OS grid reference is recorded as SD2328463593[12].
  • Piel Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.06254938, 'lon': -3.173599575}[13].
  • Piel Castle's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Piel Island[14].
  • Piel Castle's official website is recorded as https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/piel-castle/[15].
  • Piel Castle's described by source is recorded as CastlesFortsBattles[16].
  • Piel Castle's described by source is recorded as Castellogy[17].
  • Piel Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[18].
  • Piel Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[19].
  • Piel Castle's associated electoral district is recorded as Barrow and Furness[20].
  • Piel Castle's historic county is recorded as Lancashire[21].

Body

Geography

Piel Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Barrow-in-Furness[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include castle[5] and archaeological site[6]. Heritage statuses include Grade I listed building[18] and scheduled monument[19].

History and Context

Piel Castle is owned by Furness Abbey[8].

Why It Matters

Piel Castle ranks in the top 7% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (99 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22]

Related Entities

CastlesFortsBattles United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Excavations and survey at Piel Castle, near Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Excavations and survey at Piel Castle, near Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Excavations and survey at Piel Castle, near Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Excavations and survey at Piel Castle, near Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · JhealdBatch · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 54.06254938, 'lon': -3.173599575}
    Significant event → archaeological field survey, archaeological excavation
    Heritage designation → Grade I listed building, scheduled monument
    Website → —
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32651|batch #32651]]: Change P131 qualifier"
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