Castles in Gloucestershire

A grim 12th century castle retaining its original medieval keep, dungeon, and great hall. Berkeley is most famous as the site of Edward II's brutal murder in 1327. Berkeley was the secene of a fierce Civil War siege, but it now stands amid peaceful terraced gardens.
Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England, GL13 9BQ

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Heritage Highlight: The chamber where Edward II was kept prisoner is still maintained.

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St Briavels Castle is an impressive medieval castle on a hillside site overlooking the River Wye. The site was first fortified by the Norman lord William Fitz Baderon after he obtained the estate in 1086. That first fortification was a motte and bailey fortress, but that was replaced by a square stone keep built atop the motte sometime in the late 12th century. The keep stood over 100 foot in height and may have served to guard the ford at Bigsweir.
St Briavels, Gloucestershire, England, GL15 6RG

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Heritage Highlight: Edward I's late 13th-century gatehouse

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