Castles

Castles

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

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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. St Mawes Castle was ...

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 next to the River ...

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 served the Lord at ...

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 a pele tower and ...

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 Anderida, was built in ...

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 Conqueror in 1069-70 ...

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 complete in Northern ...