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Castles

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  • Edinburgh Castle, Scotland

    Edinburgh Castle, Scotland

    Edinburgh Castle, constructed 12thC - 21stC.

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  • Raglan, Monmouthshire, Wales

    Raglan, Monmouthshire, Wales

    Raglan Castle. Constructed 15thC for successive ruling families of the Herberts and the Somersets.

    Taken by Parliamentary forces during the English Civil War in 1646, and slighted (damaged so as to be beyond military use) shortly afterward.

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  • Raglan, Monmouthshire, Wales

    Raglan, Monmouthshire, Wales

    Raglan Castle. Constructed 15thC for successive ruling families of the Herberts and the Somersets.

    Taken by Parliamentary forces during the English Civil War in 1646, and slighted (damaged so as to be beyond military use) shortly afterward.

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  • Boarding for Lochleven Castle, Perth

    Boarding for Lochleven Castle, Perth

    Boarding for Lochleven Castle, Perth

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  • Raglan, Monmouthshire, Wales

    Raglan, Monmouthshire, Wales

    Raglan Castle. Constructed 15thC for successive ruling families of the Herberts and the Somersets.

    Taken by Parliamentary forces during the English Civil War in 1646, and slighted (damaged so as to be beyond military use) shortly afterward.

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  • Edinburgh Castle, Scotland

    Edinburgh Castle, Scotland

    Edinburgh Castle, constructed 12thC - 21stC.

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  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    The Thomas Chalmers statue in George Street. Chalmers was one of the leaders of the Disruption of 1843 which led to the creation of the Free Church of Scotland.

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  • Edinburgh Castle, Scotland

    Edinburgh Castle, Scotland

    Castle Esplanade, in front of Edinburgh Castle. Laid out as a parade ground in 1753, and extended in 1845.

    Currently used for the Edinburgh Military Tattoo.

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  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh Castle, constructed 12thC - 21stC.

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  • Edinburgh Castle, Scotland

    Edinburgh Castle, Scotland

    St Margaret's Chapel, Edinburgh Castle. Constructed in the 12thC, it's thought to be Edinburgh's oldest building.

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  • Edinburgh Castle, Scotland

    Edinburgh Castle, Scotland

    St Margaret's Chapel, Edinburgh Castle. Constructed in the 12thC, it's thought to be Edinburgh's oldest building.

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  • Edinburgh Castle, Scotland

    Edinburgh Castle, Scotland

    The Scottish National War Memorial. Designed by architect Sir Robert Lorimer in 1919, constructed 1923-1927.

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  • Edinburgh Castle, Scotland

    Edinburgh Castle, Scotland

    Pet Cemetery (for Soldiers' Dogs), Edinburgh Castle. Constructed 1840s.

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  • Edinburgh Castle, Scotland

    Edinburgh Castle, Scotland

    The Argyle Battery, Edinburgh Castle. Named for the Duke of Argyll, it was designed by Major General George Wade; constructed in its current form 1730s.

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  • Edinburgh Castle, Scotland

    Edinburgh Castle, Scotland

    View from Edinburgh Castle, looking toward Calton Hill. From left to right : Princes Street, Balmoral Hotel (next to Waverley Station), the Observatory, National Monument, Nelson Monument, St Andrew's House (site of the Calton Gaol), the North Bridge and the Bank of Scotland.

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  • Edinburgh Castle, Scotland

    Edinburgh Castle, Scotland

    Statue of William Wallace by Alexander Carrick. Added to Edinburgh Castle's Gatehouse entrance in 1929.

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  • St Andrews Castle, Scotland

    St Andrews Castle, Scotland

    St Andrews Castle, Fife. Constructed around 1200 for Bishop Roger.

    In use until 1689, when the office of the Bishop was abolished by William of Orange (the castle no longer had a function). Site now maintained by Historic Scotland.

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  • St Andrews Castle, Scotland

    St Andrews Castle, Scotland

    St Andrews Castle, Fife. Constructed around 1200 for Bishop Roger.

    In use until 1689, when the office of the Bishop was abolished by William of Orange (the castle no longer had a function). Site now maintained by Historic Scotland.

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  • Stirling, Scotland

    Stirling, Scotland

    Stirling, Scotland

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  • Stirling, Scotland

    Stirling, Scotland

    Stirling, Scotland

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  • Urquhart Castle, Scotland

    Urquhart Castle, Scotland

    Urquhart Castle, Loch Ness. Founded in the 13th century, used until 1692 when it was partially destroyed to prevent use by Jacobite forces.

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  • Ardvreck Castle, Scotland

    Ardvreck Castle, Scotland

    Ardvreck Castle, Loch Assynt. Constructed around 1590 by the Clan MacLeod family.

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  • Dunstaffnage Castle, Scotland

    Dunstaffnage Castle, Scotland

    Dunstaffnage Castle, Scotland

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  • Dunstaffnage Chapel, Scotland

    Dunstaffnage Chapel, Scotland

    Dunstaffnage Chapel, near Dunstaffnage Castle, Argyll and Bute. Built by Duncan MacDougall of Lorn as a private chapel, around the same time as the castle [1220].

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  • Caernarvon Castle, Wales

    Caernarvon Castle, Wales

    Caernarvon Castle, Wales

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  • Conwy Castle, Wales

    Conwy Castle, Wales

    Conwy Castle, Wales

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  • Harlech Castle, Wales

    Harlech Castle, Wales

    Harlech Castle, Wales

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  • Abermule, Wales

    Abermule, Wales

    Dolforwyn Castle, Abermule. Established by Llywelyn ap Gruffydd (aka 'Llywelyn the Last'), Prince of Gwynedd in the late 13th century.

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  • Abermule, Wales

    Abermule, Wales

    Dolforwyn Castle, Abermule. Established by Llywelyn ap Gruffydd (aka 'Llywelyn the Last'), Prince of Gwynedd in the late 13th century.

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  • Beaumaris Castle, Wales

    Beaumaris Castle, Wales

    Beaumaris Castle, Wales

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  • Raglan Castle, Wales

    Raglan Castle, Wales

    Raglan Castle, Wales

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  • Raglan Castle, Wales

    Raglan Castle, Wales

    Raglan Castle, Wales

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  • Raglan Castle, Wales

    Raglan Castle, Wales

    Raglan Castle, Wales

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  • Caerphilly Castle, Wales

    Caerphilly Castle, Wales

    Caerphilly Castle, Wales

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  • Whittington Castle, England

    Whittington Castle, England

    Whittington Castle, England

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  • Oswestry, England

    Oswestry, England

    Ye Old Peep Hole at Whittington Castle.

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  • Whittington Castle, England

    Whittington Castle, England

    Whittington Castle, England

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  • Whittington Castle, England

    Whittington Castle, England

    Whittington Castle, England

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  • Whittington Castle, England

    Whittington Castle, England

    Whittington Castle, England

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  • Whittington Castle, England

    Whittington Castle, England

    Whittington Castle, England

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  • Whittington Castle, England

    Whittington Castle, England

    Whittington Castle, England

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  • Ewloe, Flintshire, Wales

    Ewloe, Flintshire, Wales

    Ewloe Castle, Flintshire. Constructed 1257 by Llywelyn the Last, the site - abandoned about 1277 - was in ruins by the late medieval period.

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  • Ewloe, Flintshire, Wales

    Ewloe, Flintshire, Wales

    Ewloe Castle, Flintshire. Constructed 1257 by Llywelyn the Last, the site - abandoned about 1277 - was in ruins by the late medieval period.

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  • Ewloe, Flintshire, Wales

    Ewloe, Flintshire, Wales

    Ewloe Castle, Flintshire. Constructed 1257 by Llywelyn the Last, the site - abandoned about 1277 - was in ruins by the late medieval period.

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  • Denbigh, Denbighshire, Wales

    Denbigh, Denbighshire, Wales

    Denbigh Castle, Denbighshire. Built in two phases - commencing 1282 (based on designs attributed to Master James of St George), and commencing 1295 (based on revised designs by Henry de Lacy).

    Slighted (damaged so as to be beyond military use) shortly after the English Civil War (1642-1651); subsequently abandoned and allowed to decay.

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  • Denbigh, Denbighshire, Wales

    Denbigh, Denbighshire, Wales

    Denbigh Castle, Denbighshire. Built in two phases - commencing 1282 (based on designs attributed to Master James of St George), and commencing 1295 (based on revised designs by Henry de Lacy).

    Slighted (damaged so as to be beyond military use) shortly after the English Civil War (1642-1651); subsequently abandoned and allowed to decay.

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  • Denbigh, Denbighshire, Wales

    Denbigh, Denbighshire, Wales

    Denbigh Castle, Denbighshire. Built in two phases - commencing 1282 (based on designs attributed to Master James of St George), and commencing 1295 (based on revised designs by Henry de Lacy).

    Slighted (damaged so as to be beyond military use) shortly after the English Civil War (1642-1651); subsequently abandoned and allowed to decay.

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  • Goodrich, Herefordshire, England

    Goodrich, Herefordshire, England

    Goodrich Castle, Herefordshire. Thought to have been built by Godric of Mappestone, early 12thC.

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