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Pendennis Castle
Architecture; Castles
Pendennis Castle was built by Henry VIII in 1540-45 as one of a pair of artillery forts to protect this strategic area from the threat of invasion from Catholic France and Spain. ...
Pendragon Castle
Architecture; Castles
Just the ruined base of a great tower remains at Pendragon Castle, which according to legend is the place where Uther Pendragon, King Arthur's father, died. The castle was built ...
Penhow Castle
Architecture; Castles
Penhow Castle, situated in the countryside between Chepstow and Newport, claims to be the oldest inhabited castle in Wales. It was built as a home for one of the knights who ...
Penrith Castle
Architecture; Castles
After many years of Scottish raids in the region, William Strickland, who later became Bishop of Carlisle, was granted a licence to crenellate his property in 1397. It started as ...
Pevensey Castle
Architecture; Castles
The ruins of the medieval castle at Pevensey stand in one corner of a Roman fort, on what was once a peninsula surrounded by the sea and salt marshes. The Roman fort, named ...
Pickering Castle
Architecture; Castles
Pickering Castle is a good example of a Norman motte-and-bailey castle where the original wooden defences were gradually replaced by stone. The castle was built by William the ...
Portchester Castle
Architecture; Castles
The Norman castle, at Portchester, stands in one corner of a large Roman fort. The walls of the fort, built in the last quarter of the third century, are said to be the most ...
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