What is Durham Castle?
{{Infobox UNESCO World Heritage Site|WHS=Durham Castle|Criteria={{UNESCO WHS type|(ii), (iv), (vi)}}(ii), (iv), (vi)|ID=370bis|area={{convert|8.79|ha|sqmi|abbr=on}}|caption=Durham Castle - view from within the Castle's [[courtyard]]|Coordinates={{coord|54|46|29|N|1|34|34|W|format=dms}}|Location=[[Durham, England|Durham]], [[England]], [[United Kingdom]]|Year=1986|locmapin=|Extension=2008|image=Durham Castle, April 2017 (14) (33459522640).jpg}} '''Durham Castle''' is a [[Norman conquest of England|Norman]] castle in the city of [[Durham|Durham, England]]. It is the former residence of the [[Bishop of Durham]]. [[University College, Durham]] is there since 1837. Together with [[Durham Cathedral]], the castle is a [[List of World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom|World Heritage Site in England]] since 1986. It is open to the general public to visit through guided tours.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.durhamworldheritagesite.com/architecture/castle|title=Durham Castle - Durham World Heritage Site|website=www.durhamworldheritagesite.com|access-date=2020-08-09}}</ref> == History == The construction of the Castle began in 1072. It follows the usual [[Norman]] style. It was built by order of [[William the Conqueror]] about six years after the Norman conquest of England, and soon after the Normans first came to the North. The building took place under the supervision of [[Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria]]. Stone for the new buildings was cut from the cliffs below the walls and moved up using winches.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://britishheritage.com/durham-of-the-prince-bishops/|title=Durham of the Prince Bishops|website=British Heritage|language=en|access-date=2020-08-09}}</ref> [[File:Durham Millburngate Bridge.jpg|left|thumb|Durham Castle, seen here in front of Durham Cathedral]] The Castle remained the bishop's palace for the [[Bishop of Durham]] until [[Auckland Castle]] became the bishops' residence in 1832. Durham Castle was donated to the University of Durham by [[Bishop William Van Mildert]] and later become th