What is Shrewsbury Castle?
{{Infobox Military Structure |name=Shrewsbury Castle |location= [[Shrewsbury]], [[Shropshire]], [[England]] |image= File:Shrewsbury Castle and grounds.jpg |caption=Shrewsbury Castle and grounds |map_type= |map_size= |map_alt= |map_caption= |type=[[Castle]] |materials= Red [[sandstone]] |height= |built=1070 |used=1070– |condition=Open |ownership=[[Shropshire Council]] |open_to_public=Yes |controlledby= |battles= |events= }} '''Shrewsbury Castle''' is a [[Middle Ages|medieval]] [[castle]] located in the [[county town]] of [[Shrewsbury]] in [[Shropshire]], [[England]]. It is built out of red [[sandstone]] and stands on a [[hill]] in the neck of the [[meander]] of the [[River Severn]]. It is directly above [[Shrewsbury railway station]] and is a Grade I [[Listed buildings|listed building]]. ==History== [[William the Conqueror]] gave orders to build a castle in Shrewsbury in around [[1067]]. It was greatly extended under [[Roger de Montgomery]] in around [[1070]] as a base for operations into [[Wales]], an administrative centre and as a defensive [[fortification]] for the town, which was otherwise protected by the loop of the [[River Severn]]. The castle later had [[Defensive wall|town walls]] added; some of the town walls still remain today. The castle was briefly held by [[Llywelyn the Great]], [[Prince of Wales]], in [[1215]]. On [[25 August]] [[1992]], the castle's regimental museum was attacked by the [[Provisional Irish Republican Army|Provisional IRA]]. Extensive damage was done to the museum's collection and to some of the castle. The museum was officially re-opened by [[Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy|Princess Alexandra]] on [[2 May]] [[1995]]. ==Gallery== <gallery> File:Shrewsbury_Schloss.JPG File:Shrewsbury_Castle_2.jpg|The castle viewed from Laura's Tower Shrewsbury_Castle_(7188).jpg|The castle viewed from the grounds </gallery> [[Category:Listed buildings]] [[Category:Castles in England]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Shrewsbury]] [[Category:11th-century buildings and structures