Barnard Castle (castle)

Barnard Castle (castle)

Barnard Castle (gbmapping|NZ04911641) is a ruinous medieval castle situated in the town of the same name in County Durham. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade I listed building. [cite web |url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?pid=1&id=388833 |title=Images of England: Barnard Castle |accessdate=2007-12-06 |publisher=English Heritage ]

A stone castle was built on the site of an earlier defended position from around 1095 to 1125 by Guy de Baliol. Between 1125 and 1185 his nephew Bernard de Baliol and his son Bernard II extended the building. [cite web |url=http://www.sine.newcastle.ac.uk/view_structure_information.asp?struct_id=21 |title=Barnard Castle |accessdate=2007-12-06 |publisher=SINE Project, University of Newcastle upon Tyne ]

In 1216 the castle was besieged by Alexander II, King of Scotland. It was still held by the Baliol family although its ownership was disputed by the Bishops of Durham. When John Baliol was deposed as King of Scotland in 1296 the castle was passed to the Bishop of Durham. Around 1300 Edward I granted it to the Earl of Warwick. [cite book | last =Fry | first =Plantagenet Somerset | authorlink =Plantagenet Somerset Fry | coauthors = | title =The David & Charles Book of Castles |edition= | publisher =David & Charles | date= 1980 | location =Newton Abbot | pages =183–184 | url = | doi = | id = | isbn =0-7153-7976-3 ] In the 15th century the castle passed by marriage to the Neville family. [cite web |url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50779#s1 |title=Barnard Castle |accessdate=2007-12-06 |publisher=University of London & History of Parliament Trust] In 1477 during the Wars of the Roses, Richard, Duke of Gloucester (later Richard III) took possession of the castle, which became one of his favourite residences. [cite web |url=http://www.northeastengland.talktalk.net/page54.htm |title=Timeline of North East History: Wars of the Roses 1455–1508 |accessdate=2007-12-06 |last=Simpson |first=David |authorlink= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher=The North East England History Pages |pages= ]

Over the next two centuries the Nevilles enlarged and improved the estate and created a substantial and impressive castle. However when Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland was attainted for his leading role in the Rising of the North the Neville estates were sequestered. In 1626 the Crown sold the castle and also the Neville property at Raby Castle to Sir Henry Vane.Fact|date=December 2007

Vane decided to make Raby his principal residence and Barnard Castle was abandoned and its contents and much of its masonry was removed for the maintenance and improvement of Raby. [cite web |url=http://www.castlexplorer.co.uk/england/barnard/barnard.php |title=Barnard Castle |accessdate=2007-12-06 |publisher=CastleXplorer ]

The castle is in the custody of English Heritage and is open to the public. Of particular interest are the ruins of 12th century cylindrical tower and the 14th century Great Hall and Great Chamber. [cite web |url=http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.12917 |title=Barnard Castle |accessdate=2007-12-06 |publisher=English Heritage ]

Notes

External links

* [http://www.ecastles.co.uk/philipdavis/English%20sites/979.html The Gatehouse Gazetteer]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Barnard Castle Rural District — Barnard Castle was a rural district in County Durham, England from 1894 to 1974. It was named after Barnard Castle but did not include it.It was created in 1894 under the Local Government Act 1894 as the part of the former Teesdale rural sanitary …   Wikipedia

  • Barnard Castle railway station — was situated on the South Durham Lancashire Union Railway between Bishop Auckland and Kirkby Stephen East. It served the town of Barnard Castle. The station opened to passenger traffic on 8th August 1861, and closed on 30th November… …   Wikipedia

  • Barnard-Castle — (spr. kaßl), Stadt in der engl. Grafschaft Durham, am Tees, mit gotischer Kirche, Ruine eines 1112–32 von Barnard Baliol erbauten Schlosses, einem Kunstmuseum (1875 von John Bowes von Streatham der Stadt geschenkt) und (1901) 4421 Einw. 3 km… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Barnard Castle — (spr. kahßl), Stadt in der engl. Grafsch. Durham, am Tees, (1901) 4421 E …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Barnard Castle — infobox UK place static static image caption= Part of Barnard Castle Market Place showing the Market Cross or Butter Market . country = England official name= Barnard Castle latitude= 54.55 longitude= 1.92 population = 5,326 (2001)… …   Wikipedia

  • Barnard Castle School — Infobox School2 name = Barnard Castle School motto = Parvis imbutis tentabis grandia tutus (Latin: Once you have mastered small things you may attempt great ones safely ) established = 1883 type = Independent School free label 1 = Ages free 1 = 4 …   Wikipedia

  • Barnard Castle — Wappen Karte …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Barnard Castle (UK Parliament constituency) — UK former constituency infobox Name = Barnard Castle Type = County Year = 1885 Abolition = 1950 members = oneBarnard Castle was a county constituency centred on the town of Barnard Castle in County Durham, which returned one Member of Parliament… …   Wikipedia

  • Barnard Castle — Original name in latin Barnard Castle Name in other language State code GB Continent/City Europe/London longitude 54.5415 latitude 1.919 altitude 164 Population 6864 Date 2011 07 31 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • Barnard Castle — ▪ England, United Kingdom  town, Teesdale district, administrative and historic county of Durham, England, on the north bank of the River Tees (there crossed by a medieval bridge). It developed around a Norman castle built by Bernard de Balliol… …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”