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    • Located on the northeast coast of England, near the village of Bamburgh in Northumberland.
    • Originally the site of a Celtic Brittonic fort known as Din Guarie.
    • May have been the capital of the kingdom of Bernicia.
    • Historic capital of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria.
    • Occupied for over 10,000 years.
    • First castle in England to fall to cannon fire during the Wars of Roses.
    • Built on the remains of a fort of native Britons.
    • Destroyed by the Vikings in 993.
    • The Normans built a new castle on the site.
    • The castle became the property of the reigning English Monarch.
    • Excellent location for a castle due to its high position on a crag of dolerite rock overlooking the Northumbrian coast.
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    Bamburgh Castle, on the northeast coast of England, by the village of Bamburgh in Northumberland, 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 c. 420 to 547.
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    About the castle The historic capital of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria. Bamburgh Castle is the king of Castles. Believed to have been occupied for over 10,000 years the castle has evolved from a wooden palisade to the formidable fortress it is today. The first castle in England to fall to canon fire as the Wars of Roses drew to a close.
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    The castle is built on the remains of a fort of native Britons. The fort was destroyed by the Vikings in 993. The Normans then built a new castle on the site. That forms the centre of today's castle. The castle became the property of the reigning English Monarch. Many think that Henry II ordered the creation of the keep.
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    Bamburgh Castle is a mighty stronghold, located high on a crag of dolerite rock, overlooking the Northumbrian coast. The rock forms part of the vast Whin Sill rock formation, which runs across Northumbria. The site of Bamburgh Castle has been inhabited since the Stone Age, and has proved to be an excellent location for a castle ever since.
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    Bamburgh Castle, on the northeast coast of England, by the village of Bamburgh in Northumberland, 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 c. 420 to 547. In … See more

    Medieval history
    Built on top of a black crag of volcanic dolerite, and part of the Whin Sill, the location was … See more

    Selected literary appearances
    The castle features in the ballad The Laidly Worm of Spindleston Heugh written in circa 1270. Late medieval British author Thomas Malory identified … See more

    • Dodds, Glen Lyndon (1999). Historic Sites of Northumberland & Newcastle upon Tyne. Albion Press. pp. 33–39. ISBN 978-0952512219 See more

    Bamburgh Castle was a civil parish, in 1951 the parish had a population of 18. Bamburgh Castle was formerly a township in Bambrough parish, … See more

    • Hope-Taylor, Brian (1977). Yeavering: an Anglo-British centre of early Northumbria. Stationery Office Books. ISBN 978-0116705525 See more

     
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