Berkeley Castle
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Berkeley Castle is a medieval fortress in Gloucestershire, England, renowned as one of the best-preserved Norman castles and a historic stronghold of the Berkeley family.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Berkeley Castle canonical | 7 |
| Berkeley Castle estate | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortified manor house
ⓘ
medieval castle ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Norman architecture
ⓘ
medieval architecture ⓘ |
| builtFor | Berkeley family ⓘ |
| category |
Castles in Gloucestershire
ⓘ
Grade I listed castles ⓘ Norman castles in England ⓘ Tourist attractions in Gloucestershire ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 12th century ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Berkeley family ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Robert Fitzharding ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Great Hall
ⓘ
chapel ⓘ curtain wall ⓘ gardens ⓘ gatehouse ⓘ inner bailey ⓘ keep ⓘ moat (partly infilled) ⓘ outer bailey ⓘ |
| hasTouristFacilities |
gift shop
ⓘ
guided tours ⓘ tea room ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Grade I listed building
ⓘ
Scheduled monument ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Berkeley, Gloucestershire
ⓘ
Gloucestershire ⓘ southwest England ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Berkeley town centre
ⓘ
Severn ⓘ
surface form:
River Severn
|
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction | Dr Jenner’s House, Museum and Garden ⓘ |
| notableResident | Berkeley family ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Berkeley Castle Charitable Trust
ⓘ
Berkeley family ⓘ |
| significantAlteration |
18th century landscaping of grounds
ⓘ
Tudor period ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
English Civil War activity
ⓘ
death of King Edward II in 1327 (traditionally associated) ⓘ imprisonment of King Edward II ⓘ |
| significantRebuilding | 14th century ⓘ |
| usedFor |
events
ⓘ
film location ⓘ tourism ⓘ weddings ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Edward of Caernarfon
this entity surface form:
Berkeley Castle estate