Monday, 17 May 2010

Berkeley Castle

Berkeley Castle is a castle in the town of Berkeley, Gloucestershire, UK.

It was constructed from 1154 A.D., on the orders of Henry II, with the aim of defending the Bristol - Gloucester Road, the Severn estuary and the Welsh border. It continues to belong to the Berkeley family, descendants of Robert Fitzharding, who completed the keep around 1189.