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  1. Book online save 15%. This romantic castle with stunning views over Conisbrough, inspired Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe and still fires the imagination today. With floors and roof restored in the lofty circular keep you can fully appreciate the magnificence of the original 12th century building.

  2. Conisbrough Castle is a medieval fortification in Conisbrough, South Yorkshire, England. The castle was initially built in the 11th century by William de Warenne, the Earl of Surrey, after the Norman conquest of England in 1066.

  3. Conisbrough Castle. This romantic castle with stunning views over Conisbrough, inspired Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe and still fires the imagination today. With floors and roof restored in the lofty circular keep you can fully appreciate the magnificence of the original 12th century building.

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  4. Conisbrough Castle occupies a strategic position on a large knoll at the north-east end of the historic town of Conisbrough, which occupies a ridge that rises rather higher, running south-west. The castle’s outer bailey is now roughly defined by Castle Hill to the west, and earthworks to north, east and south.

  5. The magnificent keep at Conisbrough Castle is one of South Yorkshires most striking landmarks. The castle was the centre of a great Norman lordship, given by William the Conqueror to William de Warenne. The keep was probably built in the 1170s or 1180s.

  6. Step into the past at Conisbrough Castle, a towering testament to medieval ingenuity and a beacon of history standing proudly near Doncaster, in South Yorkshire. Reopened in May 2014 after a transformative Heritage Lottery Funded project, the castle invites adventurers of all ages to explore its storied walls and breathtaking keep, restored to ...

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  8. Feb 28, 2024 · One of South Yorkshire’s most dramatic and imposing structures, the castle at Conisbrough near Doncaster has stood at the centre of Norman rule for almost a thousand years.