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Castles in England

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A picture of Lincoln Castle
Lincoln Castle

A fine Norman motte-and-bailey castle built in 1068 on the site of a former Roman fortress. It is interesting for its two.....

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Lindisfarne Castle - Holy Island - Northumberland
Lindisfarne Castle

Lindisfarne Castle is a small castle set on a rock high above the sea. It is reached via an ancient causeway and is only.....

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Longtown Castle, Herefordshire
Longtown Castle

Longtown Castle - An unusual cylindrical keep at the top of an enormous earthen motte. Longtown Castle was built approx 1200 and.....

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Ludgershall Castle, Wiltshire
Ludgershall Castle

Romantic, ruined motte and bailey castle, with building works in stone. Parts of the castle date to the 12th-century, it was.....

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Ludlow Castle, Shropshire
Ludlow Castle

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Lydford Castle, Lydford, Devon
Lydford Castle

A simple square keep is all that remains of Lydford Castle. The castle, standing on a small mound in the shadow of the church.....

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Middleham Castle, Yorkshire dales
Middleham Castle

Picturesque, ruinous castle, which was said to be the favourite home of Richard III. It was built in 1170 by Richard Neville,.....

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A picture of New Tavern Fort
New Tavern Fort

Amongst the fascination of the waterfront at Gravesend is New Tavern Fort, and although the fort was re-armed in 1904 and guns.....

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River Trent & Newark Castle, Newark, Nottinghamshire.
Newark Castle

The romantic ruins of this once glorious castle were left to fall into further disrepair following the ravages of the English.....

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Nothe Fort, Weymouth
Nothe Fort

Nothe Fort lies to the east of Weymouth. This spectacular "D" shaped building is preserved as one of the finest pieces of.....

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Nottingham Castle Museum grounds
Nottingham Castle Museum

This superb mansion containing Nottingham's museum and art gallery sits on a green and pleasant mound high above the city. It.....

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Nunney Castle, Somerset
Nunney Castle

A tradition exists that Nunney Castle's sole pig was subject to daily torture when the castle came under siege in 1645 during the.....

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Old Sarum
Old Sarum

A must visit, Old Sarum (old Salisbury) is a huge Iron Age hillfort which was started around 500BC and later occupied by the.....

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Orford Castle
Orford Castle

Orford Castle stands guard over the coast from a high vantage position above the River Alde. It was built by Henry II in the.....

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Peckforton Castle, Cheshire, taken from the outer walls of Beeston Castle.
Peckforton Castle

This modern day version of a 12th-century castle is set in the heart of the Cheshire Plains, an area which is scattered with.....

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Pendennis Castle
Pendennis Castle

Built at the side of a naturally deep harbour Pendennis Castle forms one of Henry VIII's coastal defences, built to guard against.....

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Pendragon Castle
Pendragon Castle

Pendragon Castle can be located 4 miles south of Kirkby Stephen, near the hamlet of Outhgill...

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Pevensey Castle, Pevensey, East Sussex
Pevensey Castle

When it was first built Pevensey Castle must have been an impressive sight standing against all-comers while the waters of the.....

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Piel Castle was built because of the Scottish raids in 1322
Piel Castle

The last foreign invasion of England took place in 1486 when Irish and Flemish supporters of Lambert Simnel landed at Piel in a.....

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Portland Castle, Dorset
Portland Castle

This is one of the best preserved of all King Henry VIII's mighty fortresses, built by the monarch to guard the south coast.....

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