What is recorded here

Clitheroe Castle is a ruined early medieval enclosure castle in Ribble Valley, built for the de Lacy family and later tied to the Duchy of Lancaster. Its keep is the second smallest surviving stone-built keep in England, set on a steep limestone outcrop that bars the Ribble Valley pass. The site became a public war memorial in 1920 and now holds Clitheroe Castle Museum.

The National Heritage List for England records Clitheroe Castle; medieval enclosure castle as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Clitheroe Castle was built in the 13th century, likely by the de Lacy family, and later held by the powerful Clifford family, who controlled the strategic Lancashire-Yorkshire border region. It is remembered for its role in medieval border defense and as a key stronghold during the Wars of the Roses.

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