What is recorded here
Pickering Castle is shown as a castle on the public map of North Yorkshire. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.
Built by the Normans in the 12th century, Pickering Castle was held by the powerful Percy family and later played a key role in the Wars of the Roses. It is important as a well-preserved example of a medieval stone keep and for its strategic position in northern England.
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