Moats

NOTES: The Brockhampton Estate was bequeathed to the National Trust in 1946. The moated timber-framed manor house, entered by the timber-framed gatehouse, lies at the heart of the estate.

NOTES: The castle was begun in 1385 and finished in the 16th century.

NOTES: The castle was begun in 1385 and finished in the 16th century.

NOTES: The castle was begun in 1385 and finished in the 16th century.

NOTES: The castle was begun in 1385 and finished in the 16th century.

NOTES: The castle was begun in 1385 and finished in the 16th century.

NOTES: The castle consists of two concentric rings of fortifications, the Ninomaru Palace, the ruins of the Honmaru Palace and various ancilliary buildings, gardens and moat. Construction began in 1601 and was completed in 1626. It was built as the Kyoto residence of the Tokugawa shoguns.