Brough Castle

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The Bluff Castle, located on the England/Scottish border, was built in 1092 by King William II of England to block access to the Pennine Mountains. But the original wooden-grid castle was destroyed during the Great Rebellion of Scotland in 1174. After the war, the castle was rebuilt in stone. The Norman nobleman Clifford family owned the castle in the 1260s. Baron X Clifford made a big feast at Christmas in 1521, but the joy was tragic - the next day the fire burned the castle. After the restoration of the castle, several fires finally turned a prosperous noble house into a ruined wall. In 1921, the descendants of the Clifford family donated the ruined castle to the English Heritage Foundation and opened it to the public. There was no one on duty and the visit was free. There were no other tourists on the day we went, only a few sheep leisurely grazing on the grass outside the castle.