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Scarborough Castle

 
Description: Castle / Museum. Castle Hill, Scarborough

Newest Review: ... Dover is important?). If you do enjoy a day out at a castle, or want to know about different ages of history, then Scarborough Castle is the place to go. And lets face it, if you're in Scarborough any way, you will have the free time to visit this great place. The sleepy seaside town that Sc arborough is ... more

 ... today hides the bloody conflict, pilaging, raping, bloodshed and all that good stuff that happened years before during turbulent and terrifying times in what was, for a while, the capital of the North. ...more

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jatkinson100
Premium Review Scarborough Castle: To The Castle!!! (1097 words)
by - written on 23/11/00 (Very useful, 169 readings)
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Going to the castle might not be on the top of your "to do" list when you visit Scarborough, but then, if you know Scarborough, that list won't be too long and I suggest that you add it straight away. Scarborough Castle is an English Heritage site, and the most prominent structure in Scarborough, if not the whole of the Yorkshire Coast. It stands on Castle Hill, a promontory surrounded by steep cliffs with only a narrow stretch of land connecting it to the mainland. Due to this great natural defense (location, location, location), Castle Hill has had settlements on it since the late Bronze/ early Iron Age (around 2,500 years ago). Another ...  Read the complete review

 

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