Berkeley Castle Berkeley Castle Berkeley Castle ( ; historically sometimes spelt "Berkley Castle" or "Barkley Castle") is a castle in the town of Berkeley, Gloucestershire, UK (). The castle's origins date back to the 11th century and it has been designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building. The castle has remained within the Berkeley family since they reconstructed it in the 12th century, except for a period of royal ownership by the Tudors. It is traditionally believed to be the scene of the murder of King Edward II in 1327. The first castle at Berkeley was a motte-and-bailey, built
Lordship and Barony of Hailes The "caput baronium" (or simply "caput") of the Lordship and Barony of Hailes is Hailes Castle. Holders of the barony in heritage from Patrick de Dunbar, 9th Earl of March, who held it on behalf of the Crown: On 20 Dec 1451, James II, King of Scots, granted the Lordship and Barony of Hailes to Sir Patrick Hepburn, thereby converting the Barony that had been held in heritage from the Earl of March into a Lordship and Barony granted by the King. Lordship and Barony of Hailes The Lordship and Barony of Hailes is a Scottish feudal lordship (a feudal