A visit to Etal Castle, Northumberland, England.
Set in the Northumberland town of Etal around 9 miles east of Coldstream and 7 miles north east of Berwick Upon Tweed on the Scottish Border. The Flodden battlefields are only a few miles from the remains of this Historic Castle. The Ford crossing is over the River Till.
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Etal Castle is a ruined medieval fortification in the village of Etal, Northumberland, England.It was built around 1341 by Robert Manners, and comprised a residential tower, a gatehouse and a corner tower, protected by a curtain wall.The castle was involved both in local feuding and the border wars between England and Scotland.There was a battle between the rival Manners and Heron families outside the walls in 1428, and in 1513 it was briefly captured by King James IV of Scotland during his invasion of England.
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Etal Castle!!!!! | England Vlog 5 | Geogirls World
Geogirl gives you a tour of Etal Castle!!!
Etal castle. Northumberland.
Today, the gatehouse and the keep are the castle's two most intact structures. The gatehouse constructed during the strengthening of fortifications after 1341, consists of a long gateway tunnel in a two-storey building flanked by two considerable towers. The gate was guarded both by a portcullis and a pair of hinged doors. Outside this there is evidence of a moat and 'drawbridge', the cable holes for which can be seen on the front face of the gatehouse on either side of its windows. On the first floor the Captain of the Guard would have had his chamber directly above the entrance tunnel. The entrance tunnel is also flanked by vaulted guard-rooms each with a fireplace and garderobe (toilet). A guard room was located in the southern tower while a spiral staircase in the northern tower provided access to the parapet above the gate.
Heatherslaw Light Railway - Heatherslaw (Ford) Mill to Etal Castle
The Heatherslaw Light Railway operate a 15 inch narrow gauge passenger railway between Heatherslaw Mill and Etal Castle in Northumberland UK; there is about 2 miles of track.
Ford & Etal...One Destination, Over 20 Attractions
This large, rural, agricultural estate is a place to explore and discover. Lying in the valley of the River Till in the northernmost corner of Northumberland, within a stones throw of the Scottish Border and the beautiful Northumbrian coastline, the estate is home to a diverse range of attractions, activities and hospitality providers with a wide appeal to all ages and interests. This film gives an overview of a year in the life of Ford & Etal - but please come and explore at your leisure!
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Exploring Harbottle, Castle, Woods, bones and fungi
A Sunday afternoon family walk around Harbottle in Northumberland,
Ford and Etal
Ford & Etal is a place to discover. Home to the Joicey family for over 100 years, this large rural Northumberland estate offers a host of places to visit and things to do and a great range of accommodation.
Centered on the two villages of Ford & Etal which lie in the valley of the River Till, between the Scottish Border and the Cheviot Hills and just a few miles inland from Holy Island and Bamburgh, a visit here is a journey with no set trail or prescribed route.
Whether exploring the corn mill, walking the Flodden battlefield, viewing the stunning pre-Raphaelite paintings in Ford, riding on the steam railway, enjoying home baking in one of the tearooms, or exploring the more hidden corners of this estate we offer you a warm Northumbrian welcome and a great day out!
Heatherslaw Light Railway cab view (1) - Heatherslaw to Etal
Cab view onboard 15 gauge loco 'Bunty', constructed by HLR and Alan Keef Ltd. Includes the morning run off-shed and down to the bridge to warm up the cylinders.
Ford and Etal Estates pt2
The Essence of North Northumberland. Lying in the valley of the River Till, the communities of Ford, Etal, Branxton, Milfield and Crookham have so much to offer. First-time visitors may have been drawn by the principal attractions, but as regulars to the area will confirm, there is so much to see and do that one visit simply will not reveal all.
Whatever brings you here, from castle to pub, mill to river, railway to gallery, to enjoy Ford Moss Nature reserve, to discover the famous Flodden Battlefield, or simply to dwell for a while in the stunning surroundings, we are sure you will want to return again and again... Welcome!
Norham Castle
So many of you have asked about the castle in the background to my chapter reads. It's an English Heritage site just outside Berwick. Here's a short video I recorded for them.
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Ford Castle Adventure!
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Edinburgh, Berwick, Coldstream And Etal Castle Our First Break Away
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Etal Classroom is Born
A montage of pictures and videos showing the installation of our new Etal classroom. What a day!
Berwick castle wall and Scotland / England Border.
The castle was founded in the 12th century by the Scottish King David 1. In 1296-8, the English King Edward 1 had the castle rebuuilt and the town fortified, before it was returned to Scotland. In 1330 Domino Roberto de Lawedre of the Bass described as Custodian or Keeper of the Marches and the Castle of Berwick-upon-Tweed, received, apparently upon the termination of his employment there, £33. 6s.8p, plus a similar amount, from the Scottish Exchequer. The town and castle changed hands several times during the English-Scottish conflicts.
In 1464 The exchequer Rolls of Scotland record that Robert Lauder of Edrington was paid £20 for repairs made to Berwick Castle. In the 16
th century, during the reign of Elizabeth 1, the walls were strengthened with the addition of two semi-circular artillery flanking towers, one at the river's edge and the other on the angle of the curtain wall.
The English - Scottish border is the official border and mark of entry between Scotland and England. For centuries until the Union of the Crowns, the region on either side of the boundary was a lawless territory suffering from the repeated raids in each direction of the Border Reivers. Following the Treaty of Union 1707 which united Scotland and England to form the Kingdom of Great Britain, the Border continues to form the boundary of two distinct legal jurisdictions as the treaty between the two countries guaranteed the continued separation of English law and Scots law.
Edlingham Castle northumberland
Great Day out with the north east crew flying over Northumberland Edlingham castle.
The riverside ruins of a manor house progressively fortified against the Scots during the 14th century.
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Heatherslow Light Railway, Etal, Northumberland
Narrow gage railway visited while on church holiday in Northumbria
Lowick Village
A fly-over of the village of Lowick in beautiful north Northumberland.
Places to see in ( Yorkshire - UK ) Helmsley Castle
Places to see in ( Yorkshire - UK ) Helmsley Castle
Helmsley Castle is a medieval castle situated in the market town of Helmsley, within the North York Moors National Park, North Yorkshire, England. A castle, constructed in wood around 1120, was built by Walter l'Espec. The castle at Helmsley was only 1.9 miles (3 km) from Rievaulx Abbey and Walter l'Espec granted the land for the abbey. Aelred, who was the abbey's first novice master, was known to be involved in l'Espec's affairs (military and personally) and Helsmley was often used as a place of safety during periods of instability.
Walter was childless and on his death in 1154 the castle passed to his sister Adelina who had married Peter de Roos. In 1186 Robert de Ros, son of Everard de Ros, began work on converting the castle to stone. He built two main towers, the round corner towers and the main gateway on the south side of the castle. He died in 1227, granting the castle to his older son William who lived there from 1227 to 1258. The only change made to the castle during this time was the construction of the chapel in the courtyard. William's son, Robert, inherited the castle and was Lord of Helmsley from 1258 to 1285. He raised the east tower and built the new hall and kitchen, as well as strengthening the castle. He built a wall dividing the castle into north and south sides, with the southern half for the private use of the lord's family in the new hall and east tower, and the northern half containing the old hall to be used by the steward and other castle officials. William died in 1316.
Helmsley Castle remained in the possession of the de Roos family until 1478 when Edmund de Roos sold it to Richard, Duke of Gloucester who later became Richard III. Richard did nothing to the castle, staying instead at Middleham Castle. After Richard III's death at the Battle of Bosworth, Helmsley Castle was restored to Edmund de Roos by Henry VII.
Edmund died childless in 1508 and the castle passed to his cousin Sir George Manners of Etal on whose death in 1513 his son Thomas inherited it. He was created Earl of Rutland in 1525. On his death in 1543, Thomas was succeeded by his son, Henry, but it was under the rule of his grandson Edward, that the castle was altered next. He had the old hall converted into a Tudor mansion, converted the 13th-century chapel into a kitchen linked to the old hall by a covered gallery, and knocked the new hall down. The south barbican was converted into a more comfortable residence at this time. A letter of April 1578 describes the slow progress of the mason's work, and that timber was available for a gallery in the attic of the mansion. On Edward's death in 1587 his brother John Manners inherited the castle, followed by John's son Roger, and then Roger's younger brother Francis. On the death of Francis in 1632 the castle passed to George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham through his marriage to Katherine, Francis' daughter.
During the English Civil War, the castle was besieged by Sir Thomas Fairfax in 1644. Sir Jordan Crosland held it for the king for three months before surrendering. Parliament ordered the castle to be slighted and much of the walls, gates and part of the east tower were destroyed. However the mansion was spared. The castle had by this time been inherited by George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham who married Mary, daughter of Thomas Fairfax in 1657.
After his death in 1687 the castle was sold to Charles Duncombe, a banker and politician who was knighted in 1699 and became Lord Mayor of London in 1708. His sister Mary's husband, Thomas Brown, inherited the castle on Charles's death in 1711. Thomas changed his name to Duncombe. He hired John Vanbrugh to build a country house at Duncombe Park overlooking the castle and left the castle to decay. Although it is still owned by the Feversham family of Duncombe Park, the castle is now in the care of English Heritage.
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