Castle Rushen
Castle Rushen seen from Castletown's market square. Market Square may refer to any Market square. Market Square may also refer to;Specific market squares In Canada Market Square
Building information
Town	Castletown
Country	Isle of Man
Architect	Several
Client	Magnus III of the Isle of Man
Construction start date	ca. Castletown (Balley Chashtal pronounced /ˈbalʲə ˈxaʃtʲəl/ is a town within the Malew parish of the Isle of Man. The Isle of Man (Ellan Vannin ˈɛlʲən ˈvanɪn or Mann (Mannin) is a self-governing Crown dependency, located in the Irish Sea at the geographical Conflict and demise After 1217 Norwegian suzerainty of the Isle of Man became a reality and Norway consequently came into collision with the growing 1250
Completion date	16th century

Castle Rushen seen across Castletown Harbour, the entrance to the Silverburn river.

Castle Rushen (Manx: Cashtal Rushen) is a medieval castle located in Castletown in the south of the Isle of Man. Manx ( Gaelg or Gailck, ɡilk or) also known as Manx Gaelic, is a Goidelic language once spoken on the Isle A castle is a defensive structure seen as one of the main symbols of the Middle Ages. Castletown (Balley Chashtal pronounced /ˈbalʲə ˈxaʃtʲəl/ is a town within the Malew parish of the Isle of Man. The Isle of Man (Ellan Vannin ˈɛlʲən ˈvanɪn or Mann (Mannin) is a self-governing Crown dependency, located in the Irish Sea at the geographical It towers over the Market Square to the south-east and the harbour to the north-east.

The castle was built to protect the entrance to the Silverburn River and was gradually developed between the 13th and 16th century. King Magnus III, the last Norse ruler of Mann and the Isles, founded Castle Rushen sometime around 1250 and the Norse Sudreyan Royal House used it as their residence until the 1266 Scottish take-over. Conflict and demise After 1217 Norwegian suzerainty of the Isle of Man became a reality and Norway consequently came into collision with the growing Norsemen is used to refer to the group of people as a whole who speak one of the North Germanic languages as their native language The Kingdom of Mann and the Isles was a Norse kingdom that existed in the British Isles between 1079 and 1266. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Today, it is run as a museum by Manx National Heritage, depicting the history of the Kings and Lords of Mann. A museum is a "permanent institution in the service of society and of its development open to the public which acquires conserves researches communicates and exhibits the Manx National Heritage (Eiraght Ashoonagh Vannin is the national heritage organisation for the Isle of Man.

Castle Rushen also gives its name to the nearby high school, Castle Rushen High School. Castle Rushen High School is a co-educational secondary state school located in Castletown on the Isle of Man.

Castle Rushen's barbican seen from inside the curtain wall. A barbican (from medieval Latin barbecana, "outer fortification of a city or castle" a general Romanic word perhaps from Arabic or Curtain wall is a term used to describe a building Façade which does not carry any dead load from the building other than its own dead load

See also

• King of Mann and the Isles
• Rev. Joseph George Cumming - wrote about the castle and the Isle of Man. The King of Mann and the Isles ruled over the Orkneys, Shetland, Hebrides and the Isle of Man, known collectively as the Kingdom of Mann Joseph George Cumming, MA Cantab ( 15 February, 1812 &ndash 21 December, 1868) was an English Geologist and

External links

• Castle Rushen at castletown.org.im
• Tour of Castle Rushen

Coordinates: 54°04′25.57″N 4°39′10.44″W / 54.0737694, -4.6529