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York Castle Museum

 
7.9 / 10

Landmark and historical place   Museum   History museum  
York Castle Museum is a museum located in York, North Yorkshire, England, on the site of York Castle, originally built by William the Conqueror in 1068. The museum itself was founded by John L. Kirk in 1938, and is housed in prison buildings which were built on the site of the castle in the 18th century, the debtors' prison (built in 1701–05 using stone from the ruins of the castle) and the female prison (built 1780–85). Read more

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York Castle Museum Social Media Popularity Score:
7.9 / 10
  This value is based on the number of visitors, checkins, and likes on Facebook in the last few months.
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York Castle Museum has a total of 71054 visitors (checkins) and 2915 likes.