Donnington Castle

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Donnington Castle is a ruined medieval fortification in Berkshire, England, best known for its prominent gatehouse and its role in the English Civil War.

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Donnington Castle canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval castle
ruined castle
scheduled monument
accessPolicy free access to site
architecturalStyle medieval
associatedWithBattle Second Battle of Newbury
battlementFeature turreted gatehouse
besiegedIn 1644
1646
builtFor Sir Richard Abberbury the Elder
builtUnderReignOf King Richard II of England
surface form: Richard II of England
category Castles in Berkshire
Ruined castles in England
condition ruined
constructionEnd 1386
constructionStart 1380
controlledBy Royalists during the English Civil War
country England
county Berkshire
currentRemains earthworks
gatehouse
damagedDuring English Civil War
garrisonCommander Sir John Boys
gridReference SU 460 690
hasPart gatehouse
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building
scheduled monument
heritageDesignationCountry United Kingdom
laterFunction artillery fortification
latitude 51.421
locatedIn Donnington, Berkshire, England
surface form: Donnington, Berkshire
locatedNear Newbury, Berkshire
longitude -1.330
managedBy English Heritage
materialUsed stone
nearbySettlement Shaw-cum-Donnington
surface form: Donnington
nearbyTown Newbury, Berkshire
surface form: Newbury
nearbyWatercourse River Lambourn
notableFor prominent gatehouse
role in the English Civil War
numberOfTowersOriginally six
openToPublic true
originalFunction fortified manor house
ownedBy English Heritage
postWarOrder slighting of fortifications
region South East England
usedDuringConflict English Civil War

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Donnington, Berkshire, England hasLandmark Donnington Castle
Donnington, Berkshire, England location Donnington Castle
subject surface form: English Civil War siege of Donnington Castle
Speen, Berkshire hasNearbyAttraction Donnington Castle