Donnington Castle

Donnington Castle is a ruined medieval castle, situated in the small village of Donnington, just north of the town of Newbury in the English county of Berkshire. It was founded by Sir Richard Abberbury the Elder in 1386 and was bought by Thomas Chaucer before the castle was taken under royal control during the Tudor period. During the First English Civil War the castle was held by the royalist Sir John Boys and withstood an 18-month siege; after the garrison eventually surrendered, Parliament voted to demolish Donnington Castle in 1646. Only the gatehouse survives. The site is a scheduled monument under the care of English Heritage.

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Donnington Castleは、アトラスの城の知名度ランキングで世界887位（全3,734件中）、イングランドの160件では78位にランクされています。1386年に創建され、アトラスの年代判明済みの城の58%より古い城です（14世紀に創建されたアトラス収録の251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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