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Barnard Castle Ruins

Name: Barnard Castle Ruins
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Location: Barnard Castle, North East England, England, United Kingdom

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1. Barnard Castle & Egglestone Abbey loop

7.24km

01:55

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2. Barnard Castle Ruins – Cows on Teesdale Way loop from Cotherstone

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3. Barnard Castle Ruins – Barnard Castle Market Cross loop from Startforth

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01:56

100m

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Timber 👣 & Shakespeare 🐾

August 12, 2019

The castle was built by the Normans shortly after the conquest of the region, but experienced the greatest importance under Bernard de Bailleul in the second half of the twelfth century. The castle remained in the possession of the Balliol family, whose most famous and important member John Balliol was King of Scotland. A later owner was Richard Neville, the Earl of Warwick. His daughter Anne Neville inherited it to her second husband, the future King Richard III. After his death in 1485, the castle fell into disrepair.

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Elevation 150 m

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Scar Top, Barnard Castle, Durham, DL12 8PR

www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/barnard-castle/

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Location: Barnard Castle, North East England, England, United Kingdom

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Barnard Castle Ruins

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