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title: Launceston Castle
author: Mike Searle
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8759/launceston-castle/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Launceston Castle
_Authored by Mike Searle_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8759.jpg)
## Image Caption
Launceston Castle in Cornwall, [England](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/england/). It is an example of a [motte and bailey castle](https://www.worldhistory.org/Motte_and_Bailey_Castle/) and was first built in the 11th century CE and added to in subsequent centuries.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Searle, M. (2018, May 16). Launceston Castle. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Searle, Mike. "Launceston Castle." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 16, 2018. .
### MLA
Searle, Mike. "Launceston Castle." *World History Encyclopedia*, 16 May 2018, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Launceston_Castle_keep,_motte_and_internal_gatehouse.jpg) by [**Mike Searle**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Launceston_Castle_keep,_motte_and_internal_gatehouse.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 16 May 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.