Castles

Castles

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

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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 was designed to ...

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 castle has fallen into ...

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 the early 13th ...

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 constructed on the ...

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 century King John made ...

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 the Artist as a ...

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 became the administrative ...