Historic Castles

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Pembridge Castle

Pembridge Castle is in Herefordshire in the west of England and was built in the late 12th Century to defend the border with Wales.

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Nidzica Castle

Nidzica Castle, also know as "Neidenburg" was built by the Teutonic Knights about 1370 in what was then East Prussia and is today Poland.

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Rochester Keep

Rochester Castle is a Norman castle built to guard the crossing of the Medway River on the road between London and Dover.

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Valle Crucis Abbey

Valle Crucis Abbey is a Cistercian monastary built in 1201 in North East Wales. Valle Crucis is in a valley named for Elisig's Pillar, a 9th Century Christian memorial cross.

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Muiden Castle

Muiden Castle, also known as "Muiderslot," is a Dutch castle built in the 14th Century. It is located at the mouth of the Vecht river and was used to control trade.

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Skipness Castle

Skipness Castle is located on Scotland's west coast. It was probably built as a defense against Viking raids in the 13th and 14th Centuries.

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Donjon of Falaise

The Donjon of Falaise is the keep of a castle in Normandy, begun in the 11th Century. The castle is said to be the birthplace of William the Conqueror.

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Weobley Castle

Weobley Castle is a small castle located on the Gower Peninsula in southern Wales. It was built in the early 14th Century.

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Harlech Castle

Harlech Castle is located in northern Wales and was built by the famous castle architect Master James of St. George between 1283 and 1290.

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Aughnanure Castle

Aughnanure Castle was built in the early 16th Century and was the seat of the O'Flaherty clan. The castle is located in County Galway, Ireland.


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