Castles

Castles

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

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Castles

Bowes Castle stands on the site of the Roman fort of Lavatrae. The Normans recognised the strategic importance of the fort, guarding the eastern approach to the Stainmore Pass over the Pennines, and ...

Brough Castle

Architecture; Castles

Brough Castle was built in the 1090's in one corner of the remains of a Roman fort. It was one of the first stone castles to be built in Britain, and some of the walls show the herringbone pattern ...

Brougham Castle

Architecture; Castles

Brougham Castle is built next to the River Eamont on the site of an old Roman fort, Brocavum. A square keep with its entrance on the first floor and access stairs protected by a forebuilding was ...

Bodiam

Architecture; Castles

The appearance of Bodiam Castle is exactly how most people imagine a mediaeval castle should look like, with its square of walls, a round tower at each corner, and a square tower midway along each ...

Carisbrooke Castle

Architecture; Castles

Carisbrooke Castle is sited on a hill near Newport, in the middle of the Isle of Wight. Sometime around 1000 AD the Anglo Saxons built a wall around the hill to defend themselves against Viking ...

Sherborne Old Castle

Architecture; Castles

The ruins of the old castle at Sherborne date from the early 12th century, when the castle was built for Roger de Caen, Bishop of Salisbury. He was a man of great importance who served as Chancellor ...

Scarborough Castle

Architecture; Castles

Scarborough Castle is situated on a roughly triangular headland that rises 300ft above the sea. There is evidence of Iron Age settlements and the remains of a Roman signal station on the site, but ...