{"id":115,"date":"2009-08-13T18:24:58","date_gmt":"2009-08-13T17:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.narthensithi.co.uk\/bygum\/?p=115"},"modified":"2019-12-20T18:37:32","modified_gmt":"2019-12-20T17:37:32","slug":"conisbrough-castle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/narthensithi.co.uk\/bygum\/my-yorkshire\/conisbrough-castle\/","title":{"rendered":"Conisbrough Castle"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"The
T'<\/span> Conisbrough Castle, Sarth<\/span> Tyke land<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The
T'<\/span> Coil<\/span> Man<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Conisbrough Castle<\/span><\/span> is a 12th-century castle in Conisbrough, Sarth<\/span> Tyke land<\/span>, England, whose remains is<\/span> dominated by t'<\/span> 97-foot-high circular key'ep<\/span>, which is supported by six buttresses.<\/p>\n

In t'<\/span> mid-1990s, t'<\/span> key'ep<\/span> were<\/span> restored, wi<\/span> a wooden roof 'an<\/span> two floors being rebuilt.<\/p>\n

Audio 'an<\/span> visual displays nar<\/span> help to reconstruct a view er<\/span> life in a medieval castle, while a history er<\/span> t'<\/span> site is documented in t'<\/span> adjacent visitors’ centre.<\/p>\n

T'<\/span> building is considered t'only<\/span> er<\/span> Sarth<\/span> Tyke land<\/span>’s primary tourist attractions, 'an<\/span> sees in excess er<\/span> 30,000 visitors per year. Its<\/span> managed by English Heritage, as er<\/span> 1 April 2008. Donni'<\/span> Council oohen<\/span> t'<\/span> land t'<\/span> monument is standing on, but English Heritage manage t'<\/span> property.<\/p>\n

\"Generate<\/a>
Generate thi own<\/span> Straight talkin<\/span> Message – Click 'ere<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sithi<\/span> while<\/span> later…<\/p>\n


\nT'<\/span> Castle is an 11th century earthwork motte 'an<\/span> bailey fortress, founded by William de Warenne. It were<\/span> chucked up<\/span> on t'<\/span> site er<\/span> a timber motte-and-bailey castle, t'<\/span> white, cylindrical key'ep<\/span> er<\/span> this 12th-century castle is a spectacular structure. Chucked up<\/span> er<\/span> magnesian limestone, its<\/span> t'<\/span> only example er<\/span> its kind in England.<\/p>\n

\"A
T'<\/span> medieval land worker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

 <\/p>\n

Following t'<\/span> demise er<\/span> its owners, t'<\/span> de Warenne family, Conisbrough Castle rapidly lost its importance. By t'<\/span> end er<\/span> t'<\/span> 1400s it 'ed<\/span> bin<\/span> abandoned as a residence 'an<\/span>, ironically, it were<\/span> its state er<\/span> disrepair that saved it from destruction during t'<\/span> English Civil War.<\/p>\n

A high inner bailey curtain wall, flanked wi<\/span> solid circular towers, encases t'<\/span> magnificent key'ep<\/span> 'an<\/span> t'<\/span> remnant foundations er<\/span> ancient medieval buildings. In 1994, following five centuries er<\/span> neglect, two spankin<\/span> floors 'an<\/span> a roof were placed into t'<\/span> castle key'ep<\/span>, 'an<\/span> nar<\/span> its<\/span> considered to be t'only<\/span> er<\/span> t'<\/span> finest examples er<\/span> medieval architecture in Europe.
\nExperience fer<\/span> thissen<\/span> t'<\/span> atmosphere er<\/span> this medieval castle, inspiration fer<\/span> Bod<\/span> Walter Scott\u2019s classic novel, “Ivanhoe\u201d.<\/p>\n

Visit Conisbrough Castle 'an<\/span> climb to t'<\/span> top er<\/span> t'<\/span> magnificent key'ep<\/span> fer<\/span> breath-taking views across t'<\/span> breadth er<\/span> Yorkshire: from Emley Fell<\/span> in t'<\/span> west to t'<\/span> docks at Goole in t'<\/span> east.
\nSummer Opnin'<\/span> Times
\n21 March while<\/span> 30 September
\nMonday to Sunday 10am while<\/span> 5pm.<\/p>\n

Winter Opnin'<\/span> Times
\n1 October while<\/span> 31 March
\nMonday to Sunday 10am while<\/span> 4pm.<\/p>\n

\"The
T'<\/span> enjoyable pageant event at t'<\/span> Castle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Last admissions to Conisbrough Castle is<\/span> 40 minutes afoor<\/span> closing ivvry<\/span> day.
\nT'<\/span> following Admission Prices apply during normal opnin'<\/span> hours.<\/p>\n

Grown ups'<\/span> \u00a34.00
\nConcessionary Grown ups'<\/span> \u00a33.40
\nChilder<\/span> (6 to 16 yrs) \u00a32.00
\nChilder<\/span> (under 5) FREE
\nFamily (2+2) \u00a310.00<\/p>\n

English Heritage FREE<\/p>\n

Afoor<\/span> mekin'<\/span> thi own<\/span> journey to visit Conisbrough Castle, its<\/span> recommended that thee<\/span> telephone t'<\/span> Caste on +44 (0)1709 863329 to enquire if any alterations to t'<\/span> Admission Pricing Policy is<\/span> in force fer<\/span> t'<\/span> day er<\/span> thi own<\/span> visit!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Conisbrough Castle is a 12th-century castle in Conisbrough, Sarth Tyke land, England, whose remains is dominated by t' 97-foot-high circular key'ep, which is supported by six buttresses. In t' mid-1990s, t' key'ep were restored, wi a wooden roof 'an two floors being rebuilt. Audio 'an visual displays nar help to reconstruct a view er life […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,3],"tags":[15,7,8,16],"class_list":["post-115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-castles","category-my-yorkshire","tag-castle","tag-conisbrough","tag-history","tag-ivanhoe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/narthensithi.co.uk\/bygum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/narthensithi.co.uk\/bygum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/narthensithi.co.uk\/bygum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/narthensithi.co.uk\/bygum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/narthensithi.co.uk\/bygum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/narthensithi.co.uk\/bygum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":551,"href":"https:\/\/narthensithi.co.uk\/bygum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115\/revisions\/551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/narthensithi.co.uk\/bygum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/narthensithi.co.uk\/bygum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/narthensithi.co.uk\/bygum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}