Clitheroe Castle is a Grade I listed building in the Ribble Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 May 1950. A C12 Castle. 6 related planning applications.

Clitheroe Castle

WRENN ID
watchful-dormer-grove
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Ribble Valley
Country
England
Date first listed
19 May 1950
Type
Castle
Period
C12
Source
Historic England listing

Description

CASTLE GATE 1. 5295 (South-West Side) ----------------- Clitheroe Castle SD 7441 1/2 19.5.50. GV

  1. A castle noted in Domesday Book. Consists principally of a small C12 square tower keep with flat corner turrets, 1 of which contains a staircase. Entrance, originally into the 2nd storey, is now by breaches into the ground storey. All floors appear to have been of wood. The keep is advantageously placed on a steep crag. The inner bailey must have been to the South and fragments of ancient walls and masonry are to be seen in the park and incorporated into buildings, stables and offices (qv). AM.

Clitheroe Castle, Premises occupied by Ribble Valley Borough Council and Outbuilding and Stable block form a group.

Listing NGR: SD7424541698

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