DURHAM CASTLE

The castle was built in stone in 1072 with a circular keep on top of the hill overlooking the town by the Bishops of Durham. By the middle of the 12th century the keep and walls had been convered to stone and it was enlarged over the years until the Civil War in the 17th century when it was occupied by the Scottish army who severely damaged it. After the Civil War it was rebuilt and continued to be used by the Bishops until 1840 when they moved out to Bishop's Auckland. The castle now forms part of Durham University buildings.

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On the hill in the centre of town.

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