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Scarborough Castle is a former medieval Royal fortress which was built in 1150 to replace an earlier wooden fortress. It was an important fortress that guarded the Yorkshire coastline, Scarborough's port trade, and the north of England from Scottish or continental invasion. It has been a ruin since Great Siege of Scarborough Castle in 1648 during the English Civil War.
It later also saw action in the Glorious Revolution on 1688 which saw William Of Orange take the crown, the Jacobite rising of 1745 which was the attempt by Charles Edward Stuart to regain the Scottish throne for the exiled House of Stuart. During the World War 2 it was used as a secret listening post.
The castle is now a scheduled ancient monument managed by English Heritage since 1984.
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Scarborough Castle is a former medieval Royal fortress which was built in 1150 to replace an earlier wooden fortress. It was an important fortress that guarded the Yorkshire coastline, Scarborough's port trade, and the north of England from Scottish or continental invasion. It has been a ruin since Great Siege of Scarborough Castle in 1648 during the English Civil War.
It later also saw action in the Glorious Revolution on 1688 which saw William Of Orange take the crown, the Jacobite rising of 1745 which was the attempt by Charles Edward Stuart to regain the Scottish throne for the exiled House of Stuart. During the World War 2 it was used as a secret listening post.
The castle is now a scheduled ancient monument managed by English Heritage since 1984.