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
Cappenberg Castle In the west wing are kept the archives of Freiherr vom Stein, who lived in the castle from 1824 until his death in 1831, and also the archives of the former monastery. In the former abbey church is a portrait bust of the period around 1160 of the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa made of gilt bronze. Nowadays Schloss Cappenberg is an excursion destination, with a museum, and is part of the "Route der Industriekultur" ("Industry Heritage Trail"). Art exhibitions and concerts are regularly held there. Cappenberg Castle Cappenberg Castle () is a former Premonstratensian monastery, Cappenberg Abbey () in Cappenberg, a