Chillingham Castle
"The
castle stands on rising ground in the midst of a wild
and picturesque park. Licence was granted by Edward III.
(1344) to Thomas de Heton to crenellate. The Hetons possessed it till the death of William de Heton,
when the property passed to married female heirs. It is not known how and
when the Greys of Wark first obtained this castle. There is a splendid altar
tomb to Sir Ralph Grey, who died 1443, in the parish church, in a side chapel.
His son, the Lancastrian leader of the same name, who defended Hamburgh
Castle against the Earl of Warwick, and was beheaded after the final surrender."
Extract from "The Castles of England: Their Story and Structure" (Archive)
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Address:
Chillingham Castle,
Alnwick,
Northumberland NE66 5NJ
Website: www.chillingham-castle.com
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Some of the best castles...... |
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England: Bodiam Castle. |
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| England:
Windsor Castle. |
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| England:
Tintagel Castle |
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| Scotland:
Edinburgh Castle |
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