Chillingham Castle
Northumberland, England
Chillingham Castle is a quadrangular castle in Northumberland, England, first built in 1344. It is a Grade I listed building. The nearest other castle is Coupland Castle, 8.5 mi away. It is owned by Humphry Wakefield.
Chillingham Castle at a glance
Built
1344
14th century
Type
Quadrangular castle
Cared for by
Humphry Wakefield
Heritage status
Grade I listed building
About Chillingham Castle
Chillingham Castle is a medieval castle in the village of Chillingham in the northern part of Northumberland, England. It was the seat of the Grey and Bennet (later Earls of Tankerville) families from the 15th century until the 1980s, when it became the home of Sir Edward Humphry Tyrrell Wakefield, 2nd Baronet, who is married to a member of the original Grey family.
From the Wikipedia article on Chillingham Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chillingham Castle sits at 55.5258, -1.9041 in Northumberland. The closest other castles are Coupland Castle (8.5 mi), Bamburgh Castle (9.5 mi) and Barmoor Castle (9.6 mi). Northumberland has 56 castles in all.
