Clitheroe Castle Museum is adjacent to the castle. The castle was listed as a Scheduled Monument on 10 April 1915 (and later, under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 law).It was Grade I listed on 19 May 1950.t has been suggested that Clitheroe Castle may have been first built before 1086 as there is reference to the  castellatu Rogerii pictaviensis  in the Domesday Book entry for nearby Barnoldswick. However, it is likely the passage refers to another castle.