Castles

Castles

A large, fortified building or set of buildings, that are usually walled.

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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 visit. It was built by ...

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 country, with more ...

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 12th or early 13th ...

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 1068, and is ...

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 vaulted roof. Access to ...

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 projecting square ...

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 himself. He made his ...