Bamburgh Castle is a castle on the northeast coast of England, by the village of Bamburgh in Northumberland. It is a Grade I listed building.
The site was originally the location of a Celtic Brittonic fort known as Din Guarie and may have been the capital of the kingdom of Bernicia from its foundation in c. 420 to 547. After passing between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons three times, the fort came under Anglo-Saxon control in 590. The fort was destroyed by Vikings in 993, and the Normans later built a new castle on the site, which forms the core of the present one. After a revolt in 1095 supported by the castle's owner, it became the property of the English monarch.
In the 17th century, financial difficulties led to the castle deteriorating, but it was restored by various owners during the 18th and 19th centuries. It was finally bought by the Victorian era industrialist William Armstrong, who completed its restoration. The castle still belongs to the Armstrong family and is open to the public.
Many thanks for all your views,comments and favs,always much appreciated.
I've read all of Bernard Cornwell's Last Kingdom books where the main character originates from this castle; Cornwell describes it very well (we also saw an episode where the Hairy Bikers (TV Chefs for my followers from around the world) cooked from. An incredible construction which must have seemed formidable back in the day of the Vikings.
A delightful colourful shot, I love the view of the castle from this direction. It nicely shows howthe castle is built on the Whin Sill, a hard volcanic dolerite rock which probably influenced the location of this castle, and on which Lindisfarne Castle and parts of Hadrian's Wall are built. A good historical summary as well. Fav!
Ian