The town of the same name in County Durham, England, is home to the ruined medieval castle known as Barnard castle. Guy de Balliol constructed a stone castle on the location of a previously fortified fortification between approximately 1095 and 1125. The structure was expanded between 1125 and 1185 by his nephew Bernard de Balliol and his son Bernard II. King Alexander II of Scotland besieged the castle in 1216. Despite the Bishops of Durham contesting its possession, the Balliol family continue ... (Read More)