Barnard Castle

Barnard Castle is the name of a castle and the surrounding town in northern England County Durham. It is located north of the River Tees, opposite Startforth. Apart from the castle ruins and the Bowes Museum and the historic old town is one of the attractions of Barnard Castle.

Location

  • Location above the sea level: 180 m (600 feet)
  • Nearest major city: Darlington, 30 km

Famous residents

  • Cyril Northcote Parkinson, author and historian
  • Anne Fine, children's book author

History

The castle was built by the Normans shortly after the conquest of the region, however, 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 best-known and most important member John Balliol was King of Scotland. Later owners were Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick and Anne Neville of King Richard III of the future wife. thereto. The plant is now under the management of English Heritage.

Walter Scott was in the frequent visits to his friend John Sawrey Morritt in the region and was impressed by Teesdale. He begins his poetic work Rokeby (1813 ) with a man who does guard duty on the round tower of the castle of Barnard Castle.

Charles Dickens and his illustrator Hablot Browne talked for research purposes in the winter 1837-38 in Barnard Castle in order to gather material for his novel Nicholas Nickleby. In other works, she processed impressions from Barnard Castle.

Attractions

  • Castle ruins
  • Bowes Museum
  • Egglestone Abbey
  • Rock carvings and stone circle in Barningham Moor
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