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This carving of a boar is set into the ceiling of an oriel window in the Great Chamber. It is likely that the window was added during the brief period when Richard, Duke of Gloucester (later Richard III) owned Barnard Castle, as the boar was Richard's armourial symbol.
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Ordnance Survey map covering the Barnard Castle area (opens new window)