DOMINATING the skyline for more than 800 years, you can't help but notice Clitheroe Castle.
The Norman castle keep was built around 1186 by Robert de Lacy to protect the administrative centre of his vast estates.
It is reported to be the second smallest keep in England, with rooms only 20ft square and is said to have been deliberately damaged after its capture by Parliamentary forces during the English civil war, with repiars effected in 1848 with smooth-faced limestone blocks.
The present entrance passes through what was originally a window into a former cellar - the original entrance was on the right on the next floor.
If you're feeling fit, you can enjoy breathtaking views from the old castle walls and a stroll through the park, while a visit to the popular Castle Museum brings to life local history and geology with a specialist sound system provides visitors fascinating recreations of a Victorian kitchen, cloggers workshop and 18th Century leadmine.
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