Belsay Castle

Belsay Castle is a 14th-century medieval castle situated at Belsay, Northumberland, England. It is a Scheduled Monument and a Grade I listed building.

The main structure, a substantial three-storey rectangular pele tower with rounded turrets and battlements, was constructed about 1370, and was the home of the Middleton family. In 1614 Thomas Middleton built a new manor house attached to the tower. A west wing was added in 1711 but was largely demolished in 1872 by Sir Arthur Middleton when the remainder of the house was considerably altered.

The castle was abandoned as a residence by the family in the early 19th century when Sir Charles Monck built Belsay Hall close by. The interiors were largely removed and it was then used as a ready-made folly, as was fashionable among the aristocracy at the time, serving as the setting for garden parties and other entertainments.

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Belsay Castleは、アトラスの城の知名度ランキングで世界2,070位（全3,734件中）、イングランドの160件では148位にランクされています。1439年に創建され、アトラスの年代判明済みの城の54%より古い城です（15世紀に創建されたアトラス収録の193件のひとつ）。イングランドが他とどう比べられるかは、城の統計をご覧ください。

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