Historical Tracks III

Historical Tracks III

Scarborough Castle is a former Medieval Royal fortress situated on a rocky promontory overlooking the North Sea and the town of Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England.
It was founded by William le Gros, in the 1130s during the reign of King Stephen. Work included a gate tower, curtain wall, dry moat and chapel.
In the 17th and 18th centuries the part of castle was used as a prison.
In 1745, during the Jacobite Rebellion temporary repairs were carried out on the castle. A barracks, containing twelve apartments, could accommodate 120 soldiers.
On 16 December 1914, during the First World War, Scarborough came under naval bombardment by the German warships SMS Derfflinger and SMS Von der Tann. The castle was severely damaged by the hail of 500 shells directed at it and the town.
The Castle is now in the car of English Heritage.

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