Castles

Bethlen Magna Curia castle (Deva, Transylvania)

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The Bethlen castle is located in a beautiful park at the bottom of the citadel hill, across the street from the beautiful turn-of-the-century Administrative Palace (Prefecture). Since 1882, the castle houses the history department of the County Museum, with artifacts and displays from Antiquity, Middle Ages and up to the present. Currently the castle is undergoing restoration and the museum is being temporarily housed in the Administrative Palace.

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Images from Dumbarton Castle

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Dumbarton, Strathclyde, stands on a volcanic rock, which has a longer recorded history as a stronghold than any other place in Britain; was the centre of the independent British kingdom… Read More »Images from Dumbarton Castle

Beeston Castle (Cheshire)

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Cheshire, was built, inspired by the great castles of the Holy Land, in 13th century by Earl Ranulf of Chester on a craggy cliff in the middle of Cheshire plain,… Read More »Beeston Castle (Cheshire)

Blair Castle / Blair Atholl (Scotland) – the only one of his kind

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Perthshire, Scotland, the ancient home of the Earls and Dukes of Atholl since 1269; famous for the only remaining private army in Europe – the Atholl Highlanders. Taking of photographs… Read More »Blair Castle / Blair Atholl (Scotland) – the only one of his kind

Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland (history, pics & maps)

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Early records identify the castle as ‘Bebbanburgh’, the seat of the kings of Bernicia, besieged twice by the Mercian King Penda. Even 1500 years ago the castle remained impregnable against… Read More »Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland (history, pics & maps)

Corgarff Castle

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Grampian, Scotland, was built about 1530 as a tower house and a lordly residence in one of the most wild and remote districts of Scotland to protect its owners and… Read More »Corgarff Castle

Corfe Castle

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Dorset, impressive ruins of a castle which was built 1000 years ago, and had its best period in the 13th and 14th centuries. In 1635 the castle was bought by… Read More »Corfe Castle

Colchester Castle Park

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Essex, a Norman castle keep with a fine museum of Roman and medieval times. Photo gallery from Colchester Castle.

Clitheroe Castle, Lancashire

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Photos form Clitheroe Castle. Clitheroe , Lancashire, the ruins of a Norman keep on a high limestone mound right in the centre of the town of Clitheroe; the local historical… Read More »Clitheroe Castle, Lancashire

Chirk Castle (pics)

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Photo gallery here Clwyd, Wales, was founded about 1295 as a stronghold for Edward I’s army captain Roger Mortimer, thus becoming one of the great fortresses of Edward’s reign; it… Read More »Chirk Castle (pics)

Haunted Chillingham Castle (pics)

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Photo gallery here. Alnwick, Northumberland, supposedly Britain’s Most Haunted Castle , was already there in 1255 when King Henry III stayed there; in 1344 Sir Thomas Grey was granted the… Read More »Haunted Chillingham Castle (pics)

Chiddingstone Castle, Kent

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Kent, rebuilt into fantasy castle c. 1800, famous for its various collections: Buddhistic objects, Egyptian antiquities, Japanese swords, Stuart and Jacobite relics. Pictures

Cawdor Castle, Scotland

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Highlands, Scotland, a late 14th century private fortress and a real fairy-tale castle was built around a small living holly tree by the Thanes of Cawdor and is still the… Read More »Cawdor Castle, Scotland

The Carlisle Castle

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Carlisle, Cumbria, was started by King William II in 1093, and rebuilt in stone in 1157 by Henry II; during 1173-1461 the castle was attacked nine times, and in 1568… Read More »The Carlisle Castle

The Castle Caernarfon

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Gwynedd, a very fine Edward I castle; setting for the Prince of Wales investiture. Pics from Caernafon (gallery)

Broughton Castle, Oxford

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Banbury, Oxfordshire, for over 600 years the home of the family Fiennes – Lord and Lady Saye and Sele; the original Manor House was built in about 1300 and the… Read More »Broughton Castle, Oxford

Brodie Castle, Scotland

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Ptotos from Brodie Castle Grampian, Scotland, near Nairn, a typical tower house , was partially burned in 1645 and remodelled in 1730s with additions of the present entrance hall and… Read More »Brodie Castle, Scotland

Bowes Museum

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Durham, has a look of an imposing and opulent French chateau , important collection of European art and antiques