Durham Castle UNESCO Site
One of the English castles occupied by a university nowadays is the Durham Castle in the north of the country. Sitting on top of a hill above River Wear, the castle is an example of motte and bailey castles signature to Norman architecture.
Up to the 15th century, the Great Hall within the castle was the largest great hall in any castle in Britain. Durham Castle had a strategic purpose controlling the Scottish border as well as English rebellions.
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