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12th century Read Article

Site established as a monastery

Chillingham Castle Chillingham Castle: 800 Years on the Border
13th century Read Article

Fortified into a castle due to Scottish border incursions

Chillingham Castle Chillingham Castle: 800 Years on the Border
15th century Read Article

Grey family takes ownership of the castle

Chillingham Castle Chillingham Castle: 800 Years on the Border
Late 20th century Read Article

Sir Humphry Wakefield acquires and restores the castle

Chillingham Castle Chillingham Castle: 800 Years on the Border
1298 Read Article

Edward I uses Chillingham as base for Scottish campaigns

Chillingham Castle Chillingham Castle: 800 Years on the Border
1719 Read Article

Lady Mary Berkeley dies in the Grey Apartment

Chillingham Castle Chillingham Castle: 800 Years on the Border
1895 Read Article

Lady Leonora Tankerville begins documenting the castle's ghosts

Chillingham Castle Chillingham Castle: 800 Years on the Border
1980s Read Article

Castle falls into serious disrepair after Grey-Bennett line ends

Chillingham Castle Chillingham Castle: 800 Years on the Border

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Chillingham Castle: 800 Years on the Border

Chillingham Castle

📍 Alnwick, Northumberland
Chillingham Castle history

From 12th-century monastery to Edward I's war base to near-ruin and restoration, Chillingham Castle's history tracks eight centuries of conflict, power, and violent death on the Anglo-Scottish border.

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Chillingham Castle

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