Isle of Angelsey, Wales
Beaumaris Castle, Anglesey. Constructed as part of Edward I's campaign to conquer the north of Wales after 1282.
Raglan Castle, Wales
Raglan Castle, Wales
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Edinburgh, Scotland
Assembling seating for the Edinburgh Military Tattoo, in the area which was originally used as a Parade Ground; now a car park.
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Goodrich, Herefordshire, England
Goodrich Castle, Herefordshire. Thought to have been built by Godric of Mappestone, early 12thC.
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Goodrich, Herefordshire, England
Goodrich Castle, Herefordshire. Thought to have been built by Godric of Mappestone, early 12thC.
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Leicestershire, England
Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire. Originally a royal manor, it was granted to Robert, 1st baron de Ros in 1257.
Rebuilt and added to many times since, the present building dates to the early 19thC.img303EnglandLeicestershireUKUnited KingdomVale of Belvoirbalistrariacastletravel
Loch Leven, Scotland
Loch Leven Castle.
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Near Dufftown, Moray, Scotland
Balvenie Castle, near Dufftown, Moray. Originally known as Mortlach, it was built in the 12th century by a branch of the Comyn family (the Black Comyns) and extended and altered in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Following the Battle of Arkinholm in May 1455, the castle owners were defeated and Balvenie was forfeited to the Crown. It was It was abandoned altogether in 1720s.img057DufftownGreat BritainMorayScotlandUKUnited Kingdomcastletravel
Edinburgh, Scotland
Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, Castle Esplanade. Created by sculptor Thomas Campbell 1837, erected shortly afterward.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
Scottish Horse Boer War Memorial, Castle Esplanade. Created by Stewart McGlashan and Son 1905-1910, erected shortly afterward.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
Monument to Colonel Douglas Mackenzie, Castle Esplanade. Created by sculptor John Steell 1875, erected shortly afterward.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
Castle Esplanade, in front of Edinburgh Castle. Laid out as a parade ground in 1753, and extended in 1845.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
Statues of Robert the Bruce by Thomas Clapperton and William Wallace by Alexander Carrick. Added to Edinburgh Castle's Gatehouse entrance in 1929.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
Field Marshal Douglas Haig (1st Earl Haig). Created by sculptor George Edward Wade 1923, erected shortly afterward.
Originally sited in the Castle Esplanade, it was moved to Hospital Square in 2011.
Beyond is the 78th Highlanders Monument, erected 1861.EdinburghEdinburgh CastleGreat BritainScotlandUKUnited Kingdomcastlememorialparade groundsculpturestatuetravel
Loch Duich, Highlands, Scotland
Eilean Donan Castle, Highlands of Scotland. Although there has been a castle here since the 13thC, much of the current building dates to 1919-1932 - when the castle was rebuilt by Lt. Col. John MacRae-Gilstrap.
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St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
St Andrews (named for the apostle) is a former royal burgh on the east coast of Fife. Established as a town in 1140; though people have been living nearby for considerably longer - since around 4,500BC.
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St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
St Andrews (named for the apostle) is a former royal burgh on the east coast of Fife. Established as a town in 1140; though people have been living nearby for considerably longer - since around 4,500BC.
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St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
St Andrews (named for the apostle) is a former royal burgh on the east coast of Fife. Established as a town in 1140; though people have been living nearby for considerably longer - since around 4,500BC.
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St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
St Andrews (named for the apostle) is a former royal burgh on the east coast of Fife. Established as a town in 1140; though people have been living nearby for considerably longer - since around 4,500BC.
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St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
St Andrews (named for the apostle) is a former royal burgh on the east coast of Fife. Established as a town in 1140; though people have been living nearby for considerably longer - since around 4,500BC.
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Český Krumlov, Czech Republic
The 'Bear Moat' for Cesky Krumlov Castle (sometimes just 'Krumlov Castle'). Bears have been kept in the moat since 1707.
Český Krumlov, Czech Republic
The 'Little Castle' building (featuring the Round Tower) of Cesky Krumlov Castle. The castle itself was constructed 1240 for the Witigonen family, the main branch of the Rosenbergs.
Spišské Podhradie, Slovakia
Spišský hrad ('Spiš Castle'), near the village of Žehra. Constructed 12thC (on the site of an earlier castle), abandoned 1760.
Bran, Romania
Castelul Bran ('Bran Castle'), near Braşov. Commonly known as 'Dracula's Castle' - despite the lack of evidence that Bram Stoker knew anything about this castle - it's a wonderful mediaeval building in its own right.
Constructed around 1377.img547BranBrașov CountyRomaniaTransylvaniaWallachiacastlemuseumtravel
Bran, Romania
Castelul Bran ('Bran Castle'), near Braşov. Commonly known as 'Dracula's Castle' - despite the lack of evidence that Bram Stoker knew anything about this castle - it's a wonderful mediaeval building in its own right.
Constructed around 1377.img549BranBrașov CountyRomaniaTransylvaniaWallachiacastlemuseumtravel
Bran, Romania
Castelul Bran ('Bran Castle'), near Braşov. Commonly known as 'Dracula's Castle' - despite the lack of evidence that Bram Stoker knew anything about this castle - it's a wonderful mediaeval building in its own right.
Constructed around 1377.img561BranBrașov CountyRomaniaTransylvaniaWallachiacastlemuseumtravel
Argeş County, Romania
Cetatea Poenari ('Poenari Castle', or 'Poenari Citadel'), Mount Cetatea in the Argeș River Valley. Designed by Negru Vodă (and sometimes referred to as 'The Citadel of Negru Vodă'), erected around the beginning of the 13th century by the rulers of Wallachia.
Notably used in the 15thC by Vlad III the Impaler.
Bran, Romania
One of the farmhouses now sited near Castelul Bran ('Bran Castle'), outside Braşov.
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Near Kalkan, Turkey
Tlos ('Tlawa' in Lycian inscriptions), one of the oldest and largest settlements of Lycia; beginning more than 4,000 years ago and continually inhabited up until the 19th century.
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Alexandria, Egypt
Citadel of Qaitbay (sometimes 'Fort Qaitbay'), Alexandria. Constructed 1477 for Sultan Al-Ashraf Sayf al-Din Qa'it Bay, on the site of the Roman lighthouse.
Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
The Scottish National War Memorial. Designed by architect Sir Robert Lorimer in 1919, constructed 1923-1927.
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St Andrews Castle, Scotland
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Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
Edinburgh Castle, Scotland's most-visited tourist attraction. Constructed 12thC - 21stC.
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Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
Mons Meg. A bombard (type of large caliber, muzzle-loading canon) built 1449 on the orders of Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy and sent as a gift to King James II of Scotland in 1454.
Employed in sieges until the mid 16thC, thereafter only fired on ceremonial occasions.EdinburghEdinburgh CastleGreat BritainScotlandUKUnited Kingdombombardcastlesigntravel
