Barnwell Castle

Barnwell Castle is a ruined castle, south of the town of Oundle, and north of the village of Barnwell, Northamptonshire (grid reference TL047853).

It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building,[1] and is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

The stone castle was built during the reign of King Henry III by the family of Berengar Le Moyne at the time of the Second Barons' War (1264-67).

In the English Civil War it was used by its owner, Sir Edward Montagu, as an arsenal for the Royal cause.

It is quadrilateral in shape with cylinder towers on the northeast, northwest and southwest corners.