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Tilbury Fort
Architecture; Castles
Tilbury Fort was constructed in the late 17th century, and replaced a smaller blockhouse built during the reign of Henry VIII. Artillery was now the dominant weapon and the fort ...
Tintagel Castle
Architecture; Castles
Tintagel Castle is set on a dramatic and picturesque headland that is virtually an island, connected to the mainland by a slim finger of land. Over the centuries much of the ...
Tioram Castle
Architecture; Castles
Castle Tioram is built on a small rocky island in Loch Moidart in a very picturesque location. It is a roughly five-sided enclosure of high walls with rounded-off corners built in ...
Prudhoe Castle
Architecture; Castles
Prudhoe Castle is built on a steep sided rocky outcrop above the River Tyne. The barony of Prudhoe was granted to Robert d'Umfraville by Henry I after 1100, and a new castle was ...
Knaresborough Castle
Architecture; Castles
Knaresborough Castle stands high on a cliff overlooking the River Nidd. The first reference to a Royal castle at Knaresborough is in the pipe records of 1129-30. In the 13th ...
Laugharne Castle
Architecture; Castles
The romantic ruins of Laugharne Castle, overlooking the Tay estuary, have been the inspiration for artists such as Turner, and authors such as Dylan Thomas who wrote 'Portrait of ...
Launceston Castle
Architecture; Castles
A castle was built at Launceston, possibly as early as 1067. The original Norman motte and bailey castle, with its wooden defences, guarded the main route into Cornwall, and ...
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