Ashby de la Zouch Castle

Ashby de la Zouch Castle

Infobox Historic building


caption=Ashby de la Zouch Castle
name=Ashby de la Zouch Castle
location_town=Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire
location_country=England
map_type=Leicestershire
latitude=52.745435
longitude=-1.465685
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construction_start_date=
completion_date=12th century
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style=Fortified manor house
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Ashby de la Zouch Castle is in the town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England (gbmapping|SK36061659).cite web |title=Ashby de la Zouch Castle |url=http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=312919 |publisher=Pastscape.org.uk |accessdate=2008-05-02] The ruins are a Grade I listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument. [cite web |url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?pid=1&id=187707 |title=Images of England: Castle ruins |accessdate=2007-12-02 |publisher=English Heritage ] It is managed by English Heritage.cite web |url=http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.001001001013002002001 |title=Ashby de la Zouch Castle |accessdate=2007-12-02 |publisher=English Heritage ]

History

It originated as a Norman fortified manor house in the 12th century founded by Alain de Parrhoet, la Zouch. [cite web |url=http://www.castleuk.net/castle_lists_midlands/128/ashbycastle.htm |title=Ashby-de-la-Zouch Castle |accessdate=2007-12-02 |publisher=CastleUK] During the next three centuries it was extended. In 1464 it was granted by Edward IV to William, Lord Hastings who converted it into a castle. The principal building of this time was the Hastings Tower which was convert|90|ft|m|0 high. It is rectangular in shape measuring about convert|47|ft|m|0 by convert|41|ft|m|0 with walls nearly convert|9|ft|m|0 thick on the ground floor. [cite book | last =Fry | first =Plantagenet Somerset | authorlink =Plantagenet Somerset Fry | coauthors = | title =The David & Charles Book of Castles |edition= | publisher =David & Charles | date =1980 | location =Newton Abbot | pages =180 | url = | doi = | id = | isbn =0-7153-7976-3 ]

The castle has been host to many royal visitors, including Henry VII, Mary Queen of Scots, James I and Charles I. The castle was a Royalist stronghold during the Civil War. It fell to Parliament forces in 1646, and was then made unusable.

Today

It is possible to climb to the top of the Hastings tower and to explore an underground passage from the kitchen to the tower which was probably created during the Civil War.

Notes

External links

*cite web |url=http://www.theheritagetrail.co.uk/castles/ashby%20castle.htm |title=Ashby de la Zouch Castle |accessdate=2007-12-02 |publisher=The Heritage Trail


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