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Odiham Castle
Architecture; Castles
Very little is left of Odiham Castle, just some earthworks and the rubble fill of part of an octagonal keep, but the pleasant walk along the Basingstoke Canal makes it worth a ...
Old Wardour Castle
Architecture; Castles
Old Wardour Castle was built at the end of the 14th century for John, the 5th Lord Lovel. It was built at a time when large, baronial houses were being constructed across the ...
Old Wick Castle
Architecture; Castles
The ruins of the Castle of Old Wick are dramatically located on top of steep cliffs overlooking the sea. The simple four-storey tower is thought to have been built in the late ...
Okehampton Castle
Architecture; Castles
One of the largest castle ruins in the South West is sited on a long, thin shale outcrop in a wooded valley on the northern edge of Dartmoor. The castle was probably built after ...
Orchardton Tower
Architecture; Castles
Orchardton Tower is the only round tower-house in Scotland. It was built in the mid 15th century for John Carnys (or Cairns). A door at ground level leads to a cellar with a ...
Orford Castle
Architecture; Castles
Orford Castle was built by Henry II to assert his Royal authority over the region, and in particular over Hugh Bigod, earl of Norfolk. The remarkable 21 sided tower with its three ...
Pembroke Castle
Architecture; Castles
Following the death of the Welsh king, Rhys ap Tewdwr, in 1093, the Norman baron, Roger de Montgomery invaded the deceased king's lands in south-west Wales and claimed them for ...
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