The hidden entrance, Glenarm Castle / Northern Ireland
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With 6 counties to explore, you’re sure to find lots to do in the villages and small towns to visit in Northern Ireland. There's a diverse range of attractions to enjoy in each community, from festival frolics and creamy pints to bustling market towns and fine-dining restaurants. From lakeside hamlets on the shores of Lower Lough Erne to pristine harbour villages...
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Here's a quick guide of some of the best castles in Northern Ireland for a glimpse of this beautiful country's colorful history.
Barnard Castle in County Durham is set in a stunning position on the edge of the modern town, on a sharp escarpment overlooking the River Tees. In this position it is protected by the sheer drop to the river on one side but it also dominates the river bridge which is within easy longbow/crossbow range of the walls. This emphasis on the river crossing is further confirmed by a medieval sally port, protected by a portcullis, in the castle wall facing directly on to the bridge. www.flickr.com/photos/barryslemmings/sets/72157628703984483/ to see the full set. Ownership of the castle site was disputed between the Crown and the Bishops of Durham as the land had been given to the church in the 9th century but had been taken back by the Earls of Northumberland only to revert to the Crown after King William II crushed a rebellion by one of the earls. In 1095 the king granted it to Guy de Baliol of Picardy in France. Guy held the castle for 30 years but its chief association is with his son and grandson - both called Bernard de Baliol - after whom it is named today. Bernard II fought against Scots King David I at the Battle of the Standard (Northallerton) in 1138. The original Baliols died out in 1199 but Eustance de Helicourt, a member of a local tenant family managed to obtain the succession and changed his name to Baliol. Perhaps he'd been an illegitimate child of the family. The Bishop of Durham held the castle as security for a loan to Eustace but was ordered to return it to Eustace's son Hugh in 1212. In 1216 Northumbrian barons were in revolt against the English king supported by Alexander I of Scotland and the castle was held by Hugh. While Barnard Castle was besieged by the Scots King Alexander's brother-in-law Eustace de Vesci was hit on the forehead by a crossbow bolt fired from inside the castle and killed. There are no further details but the castle apparently held out. The Baliols later inherited large Scottish estates and John Baliol made a play for the Scottish crown and lost, being imprisoned in the Tower of London. The castle passed first to Bishop of Durham Antony Bek (based on the church's ancient claim to the site) but later reverted to Edward I. On his deathbed in 1307 Edward I granted the lordship to Guy de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick. The Warwick lands were mainly in the Midlands and he rarely spent time at Barnard Castle. During the Beauchamp period the extensive outer ward of the castle was abandoned as a rationalistion to make the castle easier and cheaper to run. However the family also improved the inner ward defences. The Beauchamp male line died out in the 15th century but the castle and earldom of Warwick was inherited by Richard Neville known as 'Warwick the Kingmaker' for his power brokering role in the so-called Wars of the Roses. With Warwick's death at the Battle of Barnet in 1471 the castle was again claimed by the Bishops of Durham but was instead passed to Duke Richard of Gloucester, the future King Richard III. Some changes at the castle including a luxurious oriel window bearing his white boar date to his ownership. Gloucester's primary base was at Middleham Castle further south in Yorkshire. The castle was besieged again in 1536 during the religious unrest against King Henry VIII which led to the Pilgrimage of Grace which attempted to reverse the Dissolution of the Monasteries. A further uprising in 1569 saw the castle held against 5,000 rebels opposing Queen Elizabeth I. In a dramatic incident Sir George Bowes commanding the castle said that his garrison were jumping over the walls of the inner ward to desert and join the rebels. "I found the people in the castle in continual mutinies... in one daye and nyght two hundred and twenty six men leaped over the walles and opened the gaytes and went to the enemy; of which number thirty five broke their necks, legges or arms in the leaping..." He eventually surrendered the castle on terms and marched out with 400 loyal men. The rebellion was later put down by the Earl of Sussex. The castle later slid into decay and was pillaged for building stone despite orders by the borough court that this should not happen. In 1952 it was placed in the hands of the Ministry of Public Buildings and Works and is now cared-for by English Heritage. As presented now the castle is a handsome and well managed ruin. The original design was four wards or baileys - an inner ward, a middle ward, and outer ward and a town ward. This last is closest to the present town and may have served as a civilian shelter in time of Scots' raids. The outer ward was lightly defended and housed the castle's farm and a chapel and it was this which the Beauchamps let go, concentrating instead on the town, middle and inner wards. Each ward was separated from the others by ditches, walls and gates and the theory was that defenders could withdraw inwards and shorten their lines of defence during a siege or attack. The castle lacks an obvious strong tower or keep but the size and shape of the inner ward suggests the ward may have once have functioned as a shell keep similar to Carisbrooke Castle. The inner ward is now dominated by a large round tower but this does not seem to fulfill the role of a true keep. This round tower was used as an industrial shot tower for casting musket balls by later owners.
Prices & Opening Times 2025 Opening Hours Glenarm Castle, home to the McDonnell family, Earls of Antrim is one of Ireland’s most important historic Estates. Today we welcome visitors from near and far to come and enjoy all that we have on offer. Enjoy enchanted walks in the Walled Garden, homemade food in the Tea […]
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