Listed in the Domesday Book, this castle has been a Norman stronghold, a royal residence for six of England's medieval queens, a.....
Lewes is dominated by its famous castle built by William de Warenne, trusty confidant and follower of William the Conqueror. It.....
A fine Norman motte-and-bailey castle built in 1068 on the site of a former Roman fortress. It is interesting for its two.....
Lindisfarne Castle is a small castle set on a rock high above the sea. It is reached via an ancient causeway and is only.....
Longtown Castle - An unusual cylindrical keep at the top of an enormous earthen motte. Longtown Castle was built approx 1200 and.....
Romantic, ruined motte and bailey castle, with building works in stone. Parts of the castle date to the 12th-century, it was.....
A simple square keep is all that remains of Lydford Castle. The castle, standing on a small mound in the shadow of the church.....
Picturesque, ruinous castle, which was said to be the favourite home of Richard III. It was built in 1170 by Richard Neville,.....
Mow Cop Castle is a Grade 2 listed building and dates back to 1754 when Randle Wilbraham of nearby Rode Hall built it as a.....
Amongst the fascination of the waterfront at Gravesend is New Tavern Fort, and although the fort was re-armed in 1904 and guns.....
The romantic ruins of this once glorious castle were left to fall into further disrepair following the ravages of the English.....
Nothe Fort lies to the east of Weymouth. This spectacular "D" shaped building is preserved as one of the finest pieces of.....
This superb mansion containing Nottingham's museum and art gallery sits on a green and pleasant mound high above the city. It.....
A tradition exists that Nunney Castle's sole pig was subject to daily torture when the castle came under siege in 1645 during the.....
A must visit, Old Sarum (old Salisbury) is a huge Iron Age hillfort which was started around 500BC and later occupied by the.....
Orford Castle stands guard over the coast from a high vantage position above the River Alde. It was built by Henry II in the.....
This modern day version of a 12th-century castle is set in the heart of the Cheshire Plains, an area which is scattered with.....
Built at the side of a naturally deep harbour Pendennis Castle forms one of Henry VIII's coastal defences, built to guard against.....
Pendragon Castle can be located 4 miles south of Kirkby Stephen, near the hamlet of Outhgill...
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