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
Rathumney Castle floor area is measured . at The house is surrounded by a bawn and a tower in the southeast corner had stairs and a garderobe. Rathumney Castle Rathumney Castle is a hall house and National Monument located in County Wexford, Ireland. Rathumney Castle is located in southern County Wexford, east of Campile. Rathumney "Castle" is more correctly a hall house, and is believed to have been built by the Prendergasts (descendents of Maurice de Prendergast) in the early 13th century. It served as a Cistercian grange house for nearby Tintern Abbey. The Barry family leased the grange in the 14th–15th