Clifford's Tower, York
Clifford's Tower, York, North Yorkshire, England
North Yorkshire, England
MUSEUM
TICKETED:
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PARKING:
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RESTROOMS:
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EST. 1068
EST. 1068
1068
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Clifford's Tower, York.
The stone keep is a thirteenth century quatrefoil tower standing on a Norman motte, its interior buildings and roof lost to a fire in the seventeenth century, leaving a largely open shell of original medieval masonry. It is a scheduled monument and Grade I listed building in the guardianship of English Heritage. The tower is open to the public on a ticketed basis, with an internal walkway and viewing platform.
About Clifford's Tower, York
A wooden motte-and-bailey castle was raised at York in 1068 by William the Conqueror to secure his hold on northern England. In 1190, the timber tower on the mound was the site of a massacre in which York's Jewish community died after seeking refuge from a mob. The stone tower built afterward served as a royal castle, prison, and mint.
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