BBC HomeExplore the BBC
This page was last updated in August 2003We've left it here for reference.More information

3 December 2009
Accessibility help
Text only
Legacies - Wear

BBC Homepage
 Legacies
 UK Index
 Wear
Article
Audio
 Archive
 Site Info
 BBC History
 Where I Live

Contact Us

Like this page?
Send it to a friend!

 
Architectural Heritage
The Castle Keep
© Durham University
A castle of your own.

Durham Castle, so often eclipsed by its World Heritage-status partner, Durham Cathedral, is situated on a hill above the River Wear, and has seen a dramatic change of function since originally being built as a fortress. Today, it is the prestigious home of the University of Durham.

Read More Audio

Print this page
Interact
Interact is your section. Join in the community - send in your own articles, chat, and tell us what the word 'heritage' means in your part of the country.

Go To Interact >
Internet Links
University College Durham
Tour of Durham Castle
World Heritage Sites
The BBC is not responsible for the content of external Web sites.
Northants
Express Lift's testing tower, Northampton
Related Stories
Long-term British defence
The hot seat of the North
Threave Castle, not half as forbidding as it appears




About the BBC | Help | Terms of Use | Privacy & Cookies Policy