Carlisle Castle is a stone keep medieval fortress located in the city of Carlisle near the ruins of Hadrian's Wall. First built during the reign of William II in 1092 [1] and rebuilt in stone under Henry I in 1122, the castle is over 930 years old and has been the scene of …

The first castle at Carlisle was built over part of the first Roman fort by William II (‘William Rufus’; reigned 1087–1100) after he defeated the local warlord Dolfin in 1092. The first castle may have been a ringwork – a simple enclosure of earth and timber, using the natural slope to the north, with a deep ditch cut as a defence to ...

Carlisle Castle occupies a triangular 1.6 hectare (4 acre) site on rising ground at the northern end of the historic city of Carlisle, from which it is separated by a modern dual carriageway. The castle is predominantly built of grey and red sandstone.

William II advances north and defeats local warlord Dolfin. William takes Carlisle, makes the town a borough and builds the first castle on part of the Roman site. The Scots hold the town and castle to siege in 1173, 1174, 1216, 1296, 1297, 1315 and 1461, making it the most frequently besieged place in the British Isles.

William Rufus, son of William the Conqueror, built the original Norman wooden motte and bailey castle in the late eleventh century on the site of a former Roman fort on Hadrians Wall. It was during the reign of King Henry I that a stone castle was constructed to …

In 1092 William II built a timber fortress at Carlisle to control the tumultuous border region. William's timber castle was erected over a section of the old Roman fort and used a natural slope of the land as a defence to the north, and a deep ditch to provide protection to the south.

Carlisle Castle is built on the site of a Roman fort (known as Luguvalium). Construction of a motte and bailey castle began in 1093, during the reign of William II of England. The castle was built to help keep the northern border of England secure against the threat of invasion from Scotland.

Carlisle Castle guards the western end of the border between England and Scotland. William II built the first timber castle at Carlisle in 1092, and thirty years later his brother, King Henry I, ordered the building of a castle in stone which included the keep that now remains as the oldest part of the castle.

Carlisle Castle was first built during the reign of King William II of England, the son of William the Conqueror, who invaded England in 1066. At that time, Cumberland was still considered a part of Scotland, but William II drove the Scots out and ordered the construction of a Norman style motte and bailey castle in Carlisle on the site of an ...

Dating back over nine centuries, Carlisle Castle has witnessed countless chapters of Cumbria's history. Originally built during the reign of William II in the late 11th century, the castle has served as a strategic stronghold, a royal residence, and even a military prison.