Gatehouse, Berkeley Castle
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Gatehouse, Berkeley Castle
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 1 Mar 2012
The 12th century Marcher Castle was built by the Berkeley family in 1153 initially, to protect the area from the Welsh. It is a Grade I listed building. http://www.berkeley-castle.com/history.html Berkeley Castle website http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_Castle Wikipedia
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Image Location
Latitude
51.688774
Longitude
-2.457224