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Cambridge Castle
TL 446-593 Cambridgeshire England

Cambridge Castle Cambridge Castle is an altered Norman stone motte and bailey fortress, with the remains of Civil War bastions and ramparts. By the 19th century, this important royal Edwardian castle had been used more as a court and a prison than a residence. Sadly its curtain wall flanked by towers, the large twin-towered gatehouse and the great tower on the motte have all been removed, to be used in the college buildings. The 20th century Shire Hall now stands in the levelled inner bailey and the position of the outer bailey has been lost.


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Cambridge Castle is located in the city centre, off Castle Street. 35 miles south-east of Peterborough, on the A1-A14.

The site is owned by the Cambridgeshire County Council and is freely accessible in daylight hours.

There are car parks nearby.


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