Buckingham Castle

Buckingham Castle was a ruined castle in Buckingham in the English county of Buckinghamshire , on the north bank of the Great Ouse .

The castle was first mentioned in 1154–1164, but was possibly destroyed between 1208 and 1215. It probably belonged to the Giffard family . In 1777 the area was leveled to create a churchyard. The surrounding walls of the castle now surround the churchyard. A similar stone wall runs along Castle Street, where it protects private gardens.

Buckingham Castle is not to be confused with Buckingham Palace , the official residence of the British monarchs in London .

Sources and web links

• Plantagenet Somerset Fry: The David & Charles Book of Castles . David & Charles, Newton Abbot 1980. ISBN 0-7153-7976-3
• Buckingham Castle . Gatehouse Gazetteer. Retrieved January 12, 2016.

Coordinates: 51 ° 59 ′ 50.6 "  N , 0 ° 59 ′ 20.8"  W.