Durham Castle and Cathedral
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iv), (vi).
Region
Europe and North America
United Kingdom
Inscribed
1986
List reference
370
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Durham Castle and Cathedral is about 20 km south-west of Sunderland. The nearest other World Heritage site is borders of the Roman Empire, about 70 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Sunderland · about 453,000 peopleabout 20 km north-east
- Newcastle · about 882,000 peopleabout 25 km north
- Middlesbrough · about 416,000 peopleabout 30 km south-east
- Carlisle · about 73,000 peopleabout 90 km west
- Scarborough · about 71,000 peopleabout 90 km south-east
- York · about 159,000 peopleabout 95 km south
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Germany, United KingdomCultural70 km away
United KingdomCultural74 km away
United KingdomCultural105 km away
United KingdomCultural167 km away
United KingdomCultural171 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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