Castles

Castles

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

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Conisbrough Castle

Architecture; Castles

The most impressive and best preserved part of Conisbrough Castle is the circular keep, which has six wedge-shaped buttresses placed equidistantly around its circumference. The keep was built by ...

Dartmouth Castle is built on a rocky promontory at the narrowest part of the entrance to the Dart estuary, designed to protect the harbour at Dartmouth from attack by foreign vessels. A small fort ...

Castle Rising Castle

Architecture; Castles

Construction of the magnificent Norman keep at Castle Rising began around 1140. It was built for William D'Albini II, who had recently acquired great wealth and power through his marriage to Alice of ...

Castle Acre Castle

Architecture; Castles

Substantial earthworks and some stone remain from this early Norman castle, built around 1170-80 by William de Warenne, Earl of Surrey and Chief Justiciar to William the Conqueror. Large earth banks ...

Cliffords Tower

Architecture; Castles

Clifford's Tower is all that remains of York Castle. The motte was raised in 1069-70, and was originally topped with a wooden tower. In 1190, this tower was burned down during anti-Jewish riots, ...

Corfe Castle

Architecture; Castles

Standing on top of a hill, guarding a gap in the chalk ridge of the Purbeck hills, the shattered remains of Corfe Castle still manage to convey an impression of the power and size of what was once ...

Chillingham Castle

Architecture; Castles

Chillingham Castle is being restored by its present owners as a family home open to the public. The castle is famous for its ghosts and a herd of wild white cattle that roam the neighbouring park