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Pickering Castle is a medieval fortification overlooking Pickering in North Yorkshire, England. It began as a timber motte-and-bailey castle established after the Norman conquest and was later rebuilt in stone, with curtain walls, towers, a gatehouse, and buildings arranged around two wards. The castle served royal administrative and hunting functions and survives as a substantial ruin open to visitors.
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Pickering Castle scores 6.85/10 (Fair) on Lunoo, making it rated in the Castle category.
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