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AlnwickNorthumberlandCastle- Middle Bailey and Towered Curtain Wall as seen from the Constable's Tower.StrongOvercastLong-shotView Picture
AlnwickNorthumberland Crenelated towered castle entrance with gothic arch.RomanticOvercastLong-shotView Picture
AlnwickNorthumberland The North side of the Fortress with it's Towered Curtain Wall seen from the River Aln.RomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
AlnwickNorthumberlandMain castle and Outer Bailey viewed from the BarbicanStrongBrightLong-shotView Picture
AlnwickNorthumberlandTwo Octagonal towers flank the entrance to the Court Yard and main Castle which was originaly built as a polygonal stone shell keep in the 12th centuryStrongBrightFull-onView Picture
AlnwickNorthumberlandTwo Octagonal towers flank the entrance to the Court Yard and main Castle which was originaly built as a polygonal stone shell keep in the 12th centuryStrongBrightAngle ViewView Picture
AlnwickNorthumberlandSet into the keep wall is an early 14th century draw-well with the original wooden pole and wheel for winding up the buckets.GeneralBrightFull-onView Picture
AlnwickNorthumberlandCrenellated towered entrance to the Castle's barbiconStrongBrightFull-onView Picture
AlnwickNorthumberlandThe Castle keep as seem from the North East side of the Outer Bailey. The two facing towers form part of the Library with the Chapel to the right.StrongOvercastFull-onView Picture
AlnwickNorthumberlandFrom the Inner Ward looking back towards the arched entrance. Above the arch is the original Norman 'dog-tooth' pattern decorating the arch which terminates on each side with a lion's head.GeneralInsideFull-onView Picture
AmberleySussexRuin of a Fortified Manor house. 1377 Bishop Rede obtained a licence to crenelate from Richard II.WinteryEveningLong-shotView Picture
AmberleySussexRuin of a Fortified Manor house. 1377 Bishop Rede obtained a licence to crenelate from Richard II. Detail in the buttress for outlet for a Garde Robe.GeneralEveningAngle ViewView Picture
ArundelSussexCastle's Southern aspectRomanticEveningLong-shotView Picture
ArundelSussexThe castle as seen from the North EastRomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
ArundelSussexSunset over the distant castle from the North EastRomanticEveningLong-shotView Picture
ArundelSussexCastle gate house with the Castle rising in the distance.WinteryEveningAngle ViewView Picture
ArundelSussexThe castle and keep as seen from the WestRomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
ArundelSussexView of the Barbican and the keepMagesticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
ArundelSussexInside the Norman Shell Keep-in the West wall a 'Beehive' design fireplace. GeneralInsideInteriorView Picture
ArundelSussexNorman Shell Keep as seen from the top of the BarbicanMagesticBrightLong-shotView Picture
ArundelSussexNorman Shell Keep and Barbican as seen from the QuadrangleMagesticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
ArundelSussexThe Original entrance to the Norman Shell Keep-note the Norman 'Dog Tooth' design on the archway. StrongBrightFull-onView Picture
ArundelSussexMedieval Buttressing on the East side of the Castle.StrongBrightAngle ViewView Picture
ArundelSussexNorman Stonework on the South East WallGeneralBrightFull-onView Picture
ArundelSussexOriginal Norman masonry windows long since blocked up.StrongBrightAngle ViewView Picture
ArundelSussexInside the Barbican-winding Mechanism for raising and lowering the Portcullis.GeneralInsideInteriorView Picture
ArundelSussexThe Barbican's raised portcullis as seen from the Quadrangle.GeneralInsideInteriorView Picture
ArundelSussexThe Tilting Yard as seen from the South West side.RomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
ArundelSussexThe Tilting Yard as seen from the Castle keep BattlementsRomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
ArundelSussexSunset silhouette's the Castle's battlementsRomanticSunsetLong-shotView Picture
ArundelSussexThe castle as seen from the North EastRomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
Ashby de la ZouchLeicestershireRuined Castle KeepMagesticOvercastAngle ViewView Picture
Ashby de la ZouchLeicestershireThe Ruined Shell of the great rectangular Keep.StrongOvercastFull-onView Picture
Ashby de la Zouch LeicestershireRuined Castle remains seen through the Winter mist.WinteryBrightFull-onView Picture
Ashby de la ZouchLeicestershireRuined Castle Keep and out buildingsWinteryOvercastLong-shotView Picture
Ashby de la ZouchLeicestershireRuined Castle Keep and out buildingsGeneralOvercastLong-shotView Picture
Ashby de la ZouchLeicestershireRuined Castle remains seen through the Winter mist.RomanticOvercastFull-onView Picture
Ashby de la ZouchLeicestershireA Gothic Arch doorway and Well.WinteryInsideInteriorView Picture
Ashby de la ZouchLeicestershire Ruined great tower framed by a stone archMagesticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
AucklandDurham Gothic Gateway- The castle at Bishop Auckland is still the residence of the Bishop of Durham.StrongBrightLong-shotView Picture
AucklandDurham Gothic Gateway- The castle at Bishop Auckland is still the residence of the Bishop of Durham.MagesticBrightFull-onView Picture
AydonNorthumberlandEntrance and view of a 13th century Fortified House which was crenellated in 1305.RomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
AydonNorthumberlandFortified house viewed from the inner baileyStrongBrightFull-onView Picture
BaconsthorpeNorfolkRuins of the Castle and gatehouse from across the extended moat.DramaticStormyLong-shotView Picture
BamburghNorthumberland West face of the castle high on a rocky outcropDramaticStormyLong-shotView Picture
BamburghNorthumberlandThe castle guarding the North Eastern seaboard.RomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
BamburghNorthumberlandThis much altered 12th century rectangular keep stands 65ft tall. StrongBrightAngle ViewView Picture
BamburghNorthumberlandCastle Gatehouse built possible during the 14th century.RomanticBrightFull-onView Picture
BamburghNorthumberlandViewed from the insid-the castle Gatehouse built possible during the 14th century.StrongBrightFull-onView Picture
BamburghNorthumberlandCastle from the North West showing the Bell Tower in the foreground.DramaticBrightLong-shotView Picture
BamburghNorthumberlandCastle Gatehouse built possible during the 14th century.MagesticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
BamburghNorthumberlandThe rectangle Keep as seen from the Inner WardRomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
BamburghNorthumberlandThe rectangle Keep as seen from the East WardRomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
BamburghNorthumberlandGround floor main entrance to the Keep which could have been of Norman origin to the basement only.StrongBrightFull-onView Picture
BamburghNorthumberlandBasement or Ground floor of the KeepGeneralInsideInteriorView Picture
BamburghNorthumberlandThe keep's sloping Plinth- note the Roll-moulding which originally may have been Noman but altered at a later date.StrongBrightAngle ViewView Picture
BamburghNorthumberlandThe castle stands high on a rocky prominence guarding the North Eastern seaboard once was a stronghold of the Votadini tribe.RomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
BamburghNorthumberlandThe rectangle Keep as seen from the Inner Ward in the foreground remains of the chapel.RomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
BarnardDurham Ruined gate house and inner ward walls as viewed from the east.DramaticSunsetAngle ViewView Picture
BarnardDurham Ruined castle and it's walls still looks proudly over the river Tees.RomanticEveningLong-shotView Picture
BarnardDurhamRuined castle and it's walls still looks proudly over the river Tees.RomanticEveningAngle ViewView Picture
BeaumarisGwynedd - WalesThis concentric castle viewed across the moat-the outer towered curtin wall and the northern Gate houseDramaticBrightLong-shotView Picture
BeaumarisGwynedd - WalesThis concentric castle viewed across the moat-the outer towered curtin wall in the foreground North West Tower.StrongOvercastAngle ViewView Picture
BeaumarisGwynedd - WalesThis concentric castle viewed from the North West.GeneralOvercastLong-shotView Picture
BeaumarisGwynedd - WalesThis concentric castle viewed across the moat-the outer towered curtin wall in the foreground North West Tower.StrongOvercastAngle ViewView Picture
BeaumarisGwynedd - WalesThis concentric castle viewed across the moat-the outer towered curtin wall in the foreground North West Tower.MagesticEveningAngle ViewView Picture
BeestonCheshireThe setting sun strikes the ruined fortress atop a 500 foot sandstone cragRomanticSunsetLong-shotView Picture
BeestonCheshireCastle walling and rocky crag far above the frosty land belowWinteryBrightFull-onView Picture
BeestonCheshireCastle Gatehouse- Far below the frost gripped landscapeWinteryOvercastFull-onView Picture
BeestonCheshireEarly morning sunrise illuminates the frost gripped land and castle ruinsWinteryOvercastFull-onView Picture
BeestonCheshireThe setting sun strikes the ruined fortress atop a 500 foot sandstone cragRomanticEveningLong-shotView Picture
BelvoirLeicestershire Originally a Norman Castle- restored in 1525 but the Gothic building today dates from the 19th century.RomanticOvercastLong-shotView Picture
BelvoirLeicestershire Originally a Norman Castle- restored in 1525 but the Gothic building today dates from the 19th century.StrongOvercastAngle ViewView Picture
BelvoirLeicestershireOriginally a Norman Castle- restored in 1525 but the Gothic building today dates from the 19th century.MagesticOvercastAngle ViewView Picture
BelvoirLeicestershireOriginally a Norman Castle- restored in 1525 but the Gothic building today dates from the 19th century.MagesticBrightFull-onView Picture
BelvoirLeicestershireOriginally a Norman Castle- restored in 1525 but the Gothic building today dates from the 19th century.MagesticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
BerkeleyGloucestershire Norman shell keep and inner courtyardStrongBrightAngle ViewView Picture
BerkeleyGloucestershire Outer Courtyard and West front of the castle-Note the Breach in the Shell Keep wall made during the Cival War.MagesticBrightLong-shotView Picture
BerkeleyGloucestershire Main entrance from the Inner CourtyardRomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
BerkeleyGloucestershire Norman stone doorway set into the castle wall-Note the Norman Chevron (Dog tooth) molding on the arch above.RomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
BerkeleyGloucestershire Inner Courtyard and entrance the shell keep's forebuilding.MagesticBrightFull-onView Picture
BerkeleyGloucestershire East side Well Tower and ChapeloverRomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
BerkeleyGloucestershire First floor inner entrance to the keepGeneralInsideInteriorView Picture
BerkeleyGloucestershire 14th century Great Hall measuring approximately 32ft high 62ft long and 32ft wide.MagesticInsideInteriorView Picture
BerkeleyGloucestershire Fireplace in Sir Francis Drake's room- much of the furniture is said to have once belonged to him.MagesticInsideInteriorView Picture
BerkeleyGloucestershire Berkeley Arched stone doorway which leads from the Great Hall onto the Grand Staircase. MagesticInsideInteriorView Picture
BerkeleyGloucestershire The Castle's Lily Pond and outer Gate house.RomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
BerkeleyGloucestershire Terrace on the South Front showing the Gate house Shell keep in the background.RomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
BerkeleyGloucestershire Inner Courtyard and Clock tower entrance to the shell keep's forebuilding.MagesticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
BerkhamstedHertfordshire In the distance a Norman moat and bailey castle stood seen from the ruined13th century curtain wall.RomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
BerkhamstedHertfordshireRuins thought to be 12th and 13th century Curtain wall and tower. DramaticStormyAngle ViewView Picture
BerkhamstedHertfordshireRuins of 12th and 13th century stone towers and walling.DramaticStormyLong-shotView Picture
BerkhamstedHerefordshire Ruins of 12th and 13th century stone towers and walling.RomanticStormyAngle ViewView Picture
Berry PomeroyDevonMedieval Gatehouse dating between 14th and 15th centuryStrongOvercastAngle ViewView Picture
Berry PomeroyDevonRemains of the Medieval Great hall and ButteryGeneralBrightAngle ViewView Picture
Berry PomeroyDevonMedieval Gatehouse dating between 14th and 15th centuryMagesticOvercastAngle ViewView Picture
BewCumbriaRemains of the Medieval Gatehouse and walling. Destroyed by Parliamentary forces in 1641.RomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
BewCumbriaMedieval Gatehouse and walling of uncertain date destroyed be Parliamentary forces in 1641.RomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
BewCumbriaMedieval Gatehouse and walling of uncertain date destroyed be Parliamentary forces in 1641.DramaticBrightFull-onView Picture
BickleighDevon14th century Gatehouse- It has some Norman stone work from the original castle. RomanticBrightFull-onView Picture
BickleighDevon14th century Gatehouse and gardens- It has some Norman stone work from the original castle. DramaticOvercastLong-shotView Picture
BickleighDevon14th century Gatehouse and gardens- It has some Norman stone work from the original castle. DramaticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
BickleighDevon14th century Gatehouse and gardens- It has some Norman stone work from the original castle.MagesticBrightFull-onView Picture
BodiamSussexA symmetrical quadrangular castle nestling in it's artificially created lake. In the foreground the North East Tower and Gatehouse.RomanticEveningLong-shotView Picture
BodiamSussexA symmetrical quadrangular castle nestling in it's artificially created lake. In the foreground the South West Tower. RomanticEveningAngle ViewView Picture
BodiamSussexA symmetrical quadrangular castle nestling in it's artificially created lake. In the foreground the North East Tower and Gatehouse.RomanticEveningAngle ViewView Picture
BodiamSussexA symmetrical quadrangular castle nestling in it's artificially created lake viewed from the West side showing the South West-West and North West TowersRomanticEveningAngle ViewView Picture
BolsoverDerbyshireAmid these 17th century ruins once stood a Norman castle but was rebuilt- Architect: John Smythson following the Jacobean style.MagesticOvercastAngle ViewView Picture
BolsoverDerbyshireAmid these 17th century ruins once stood a Norman castle but was rebuilt- Architect: John Smythson following the Jacobean style.RomanticOvercastAngle ViewView Picture
BoltonNorth Yorkshire Partly ruined fortified towered manor house of the 14th century as seen from the gardens. RomanticEveningLong-shotView Picture
BoltonNorth Yorkshire Aproach to the Gatehouse of the partly ruined fortified manor house. MagesticOvercastLong-shotView Picture
BoltonNorth Yorkshire Partly ruined fortified towered manor house of the 14th century. MagesticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
BoltonNorth Yorkshire Partly ruined fortified towered manor house of the 14th century. MagesticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
BowesDurhamNorman hall Keep viewed from the West. Note the Garde Robe outlets at the base of the sloping plinth to the right.RomanticSunriseFull-onView Picture
BowesDurham Norman Hall Keep from the South East. Note the remains of the Forebuilding which gave access to the 1st floor entrance.RomanticOvercastLong-shotView Picture
BowesDurham Norman hall Keep viewed from the West. Note the Garde Robe outlets at the base of the sloping plinth to the right.StrongOvercastFull-onView Picture
BowesDurham Interior of a Norman hall keep looking towards the main entrance. Note the cross walling-Loops Spiral Staircase and mural galleries set in the 11ft thick walls.GeneralBrightInteriorView Picture
BowesDurham Remains of a round backed fireplace and flue in what could have been the lobby.StrongInsideInteriorView Picture
BowesDurham Norman Hall Keep from the South East. Note the remains of the Forebuilding which gave access to the 1st floor entrance.StrongBrightAngle ViewView Picture
BowesDurham Remains of the first floor entrance and the round backed fireplace to the left.GeneralInsideInteriorView Picture
BowesDurham Norman Hall Keep viewed from the East. Note the remaind of the forebuilding and first floor entrance.StrongBrightLong-shotView Picture
BowesDurham Interior of a Norman hall keep. Note the cross walling-Loops and mural galleries set in the 11ft thick walls.GeneralBrightInteriorView Picture
BowesDurhamNorman Hall Keep viewed from the East. Note the remains of the forebuilding and first floor entrance.MagesticEveningAngle ViewView Picture
BramberSussexRemains of a Towered keep exterior- This castle was destroyed by Pariament troops in 1644.GeneralBrightFull-onView Picture
BramberSussexRemains of a Towered keep interior- This castle was destroyed by Pariament troops in 1644.RomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
BramberSussexRemains of a Towered keep exterior- This castle was destroyed by Pariament troops in 1644.RomanticBrightFull-onView Picture
BronsilHerefordshire Overgrown ruines of Beauchamps' castleRomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
BronsilHerefordshire Ruined 15th century Beauchamps' castle. The ruined tower of the West gatehouse and moat is all that remaines.RomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
BronsilHerefordshire Ruined 15th century Beauchamps' castle. The ruined tower of the West gatehouse and moat is all that remains.RomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
BronsilHerefordshire Remains of 15th century Beauchamps' castle. Seen here is the ruined tower part of the West gatehouse.RomanticBrightFull-onView Picture
BronsilHerefordshire Remains of 15th century Beauchamps' castle. Seen here is the ruined tower part of the West gatehouse.RomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
BroughamCumbria Originally a 12th century towered keep built mainly of Sandstone rubble with Ashlar dressings and is close to the River Eamont.RomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
BroughamCumbriaOriginally a 12th century towered keep built mainly of Sandstone rubble with Ashlar dressings and is close to the River Eamont.RomanticOvercastLong-shotView Picture
BroughamCumbriaOriginally a 12th century towered keep built mainly of Sandstone rubble with Ashlar dressings and is close to the River Eamont.RomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
BroughtonOxfordshireBroughton Castle in the snowWinteryOvercastLong-shotView Picture
BroughtonOxfordshireOriginally a castle now largely a 16th century country house with some 14th century remains.WinteryOvercastLong-shotView Picture
BroughtonOxfordshireOriginally a castle now largely a 16th century country house with some 14th century remains.WinteryBrightLong-shotView Picture
BungaySuffolkOnce a Norman motte and bailey castle. The twin round towers that once flanked the gatehouse are generally thought to date from the 1290s.StrongOvercastLong-shotView Picture
CaernarfonGwynedd - WalesSouthern view of the castle across the river Seiont. Architect engineer; James of St George who was Master of the King's works.RomanticOvercastLong-shotView Picture
CaernarfonGwynedd - WalesSouthern view of the castle across the river Seiont. Architect engineer; James of St George who was Master of the King's works.RomanticOvercastLong-shotView Picture
CaernarfonGwynedd - WalesSeaward view of the castle which was built in the 13th century- Architect engineer; James of St George who was Master of the King's works.RomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
CaernarfonGwynedd - Wales Southern view of the castle across the river Seiont. Architect engineer; James of St George who was Master of the King's works.RomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
CaerphillyMid Glamorgan - Wales This concentric castle in the centre it's Moat/lake was designed by achitect/engineer James of St George.RomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
CaerphillyMid Glamorgan - Wales This concentric castle was designed by achitect/Engineer James of St George. View shows- gatehouse and towers.StrongBrightFull-onView Picture
CardiffSouth Gamorgan - Wales Walled staircase leads up to the Norman twelve sided shell Keep and towered gatehouse. Much of the stone work is of the twelfth century.RomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
CardiffSouth Gamorgan - Wales Norman twelve sided Shell Keep and towered gatehouse. Much of the stone work is of the twelfth century. MagesticBrightLong-shotView Picture
CarewDyfedLittle remains of the Norman motte and bailey castle. Today one sees the result of much work that was done in the 12th and 13 century ahead is the modern entrance.RomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
CarewDyfedLittle remains of the Norman motte and bailey castle. Today one sees the result of much work that was done in the 12th and 13 century. This view is from the North West close to the tidal river Carew.RomanticEveningAngle ViewView Picture
CarewDyfed - WalesLittle remains of the Norman motte and bailey castle. Today one sees the result of much work that was done in the 12th and 13 century. This view is from the North West close to the tidal river Carew.RomanticEveningAngle ViewView Picture
CarisbrookeIsle of wight Castle Gatehouse built possible during the 13th century-to the right remains of the Saxon burh.RomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
CarisbrookeIsle of wightFrom the curtain wall battlements-Isabella's great hall to the left ruins of medieval domestic buildings in the distance the Castle's Norman polygonal shell keep. GeneralBrightLong-shotView Picture
CarisbrookeIsle of wightView of the stone double towered Barbican.MagesticBrightLong-shotView Picture
CarisbrookeIsle of wightCastle and keep as seen from the East.RomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
CarisbrookeIsle of wightCastle wall from the South East showing the Postern (Gateway) the Norman Motte and Shell keep.MagesticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
CarisbrookeIsle of wightNorman early 12th century shell keep and Gatehouse that was added possibly in 1335. StrongBrightAngle ViewView Picture
CarisbrookeIsle of wightDetail of the keep's medieval wall and it's well.GeneralInsideInteriorView Picture
CarisbrookeIsle of wightThe Norman 12th century shell keep as seen from East part of the curtain wallMagesticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
CarisbrookeIsle of wight12th century Norman Latrine set into the North West part of the interior of the keep wall.GeneralInsideAngle ViewView Picture
CarisbrookeIsle of wight14th century Latrine set into the East part of the keep wall. Stone work is inferior to the earlier period of stone work.GeneralInsideFull-onView Picture
CarisbrookeIsle of wightCastle Gatehouse built possible during the 13th century-to the right remains of the Saxon burh.RomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
CarlisleCumbria Gatehouse and MoatMagesticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
CarlisleCumbriaThe outer gatehouse and in the distance the keep. StrongBrightAngle ViewView Picture
CarlisleCumbria14th century Outer gatehouse. Note the raised portcullis.StrongBrightFull-onView Picture
CarlisleCumbriaThe great towered keep as seen from the inner bailey.DramaticOvercastLong-shotView Picture
CarlisleCumbriaThe original Norman towered keep was built between 1136 - 1174 and has gone through many changes. Note the foundations for the forebuilding which would have lead to the entrance on the first floor. The entrance on the ground floor would have given entrance to the basement only.StrongBrightAngle ViewView Picture
CarlisleCumbriaA stone doorway of uncertain date in the 'Common Hall' on the first floor of the keep.GeneralInsideInteriorView Picture
CarlisleCumbria14th century fireplace in the Lord Warden's Residence.GeneralInsideInteriorView Picture
CarlisleCumbria14th century kitchen fireplace.GeneralInsideInteriorView Picture
CarlisleCumbriaA much damaged fireplace possibly 14th century.GeneralInsideInteriorView Picture
CarlisleCumbriaArched stone doorway with late medieval wall carvings.GeneralInsideInteriorView Picture
CarlisleCumbriaThis Norman towered keep was built between 1136 - 1174 and has gone through many changes. Note the foundations for the forebuilding which would have lead to the entrance on the first floor. The entrance on the ground floor would have given entrance to the basement onlyStrongBrightAngle ViewView Picture
CarlisleCumbriaThe outer gatehouse and moat RomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
CartingtonNorthumberland13th century tower once stood here but now there is only ruins.RomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
Castle AcreNorfolkNorman shell polygonal flint rubble curtain wall atop of it's motte which at one time protected a stone tower and other buildings inside. RomanticOvercastLong-shotView Picture
Castle RisingNorfolk Two storied Norman Hall Keep MagesticBrightFull-onView Picture
Castle RisingNorfolkNorman hall keep built between 1138-40 by the Albini family. It is situated within an enclosure of masive earth works.RomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
Castle RisingNorfolkForebuilding to the hall keep. Note the typical Norman moulded facings at the front and sides.MagesticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
Castle RisingNorfolkForebuilding stairway leading through the middle doorway to the vestibule which gave access to the state apartments.MagesticInsideInteriorView Picture
Castle RisingNorfolkView of blocked Norman stone doorway which had given access to the great hall. Note the Norman ('Dog tooth') chevron mouldings on the arches.GeneralInsideInteriorView Picture
ChepstowGwent - Wales Remains of the Norman rectangular hall keep surrounded by outer buildings high on a bluff overlooking the River WyeRomanticSunsetLong-shotView Picture
ChepstowGwent - WalesDistant view of the castle complex and River Wye from the North West.RomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
ChepstowGwent - WalesEast view showing Marten's tower and Outer gatehouse on right.RomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
ChepstowGwent - Wales13th century twin towered outer gatehouse.RomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
ChepstowGwent - WalesDetails of the outer gatehouse- Apart from the flanking twin towers it had two portcullises. StrongOvercastAngle ViewView Picture
ChepstowGwent - WalesWilliam Fitz Osbern's 11th century great hall keep and it's first floor entrance viewed fron the curtain wall.StrongOvercastAngle ViewView Picture
ChepstowGwent - WalesWilliam Fitz Osbern's 11th century great hall keep and it's first floor entrance and entrance to the Gallery on right viewed from the middle bailey.MagesticOvercastAngle ViewView Picture
ChepstowGwent - WalesDetail of the circular head of the entrance to the great hall keep. Note the interesting type of cheveron (Chip carved) moulding.GeneralOvercastAngle ViewView Picture
ChepstowGwent - WalesInside William fitz Osbern's 11th century great hall keep looking towards the first floor entrance. The ground floor was the basement with the hall itself on the upper floors.GeneralInsideInteriorView Picture
ChepstowGwent - WalesInside William Fitz Osbern's 11th century great hall keep. Note the later 13th and 14th century alterations to the windows and arches.GeneralOvercastAngle ViewView Picture
ChepstowGwent - Wales13th century twin cylindrical towered outer gatehouse.MagesticBrightFull-onView Picture
ChesterCheshirePart of the castle complex as can be seen from the South bank of the River Dee.RomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
ChesterCheshireView of the North West side of the 14th century curtain wall and tower keep which has been drastically altered over the years. This castle has been in constant use by the military. DramaticEveningLong-shotView Picture
ChesterCheshirePart of the castle complex as can be seen from the South bank of the River Dee.RomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
ClareSuffolkAtop it's overground Motte is the ruined remain of a 12th century polygonal shell keep that was possibly built by the de Clare family. RomanticOvercastLong-shotView Picture
ClitheroeLancashireOne of the smallest tower keeps of the 12th century once owned by the Lacy family.StrongBrightAngle ViewView Picture
CockermouthCumbriaDistant view from the North across the River Derwent of the 13th century remains of the castle.DramaticOvercastLong-shotView Picture
CockermouthCumbriaView from the North across the River Derwent of the 13th century remains of the castle.RomanticOvercastLong-shotView Picture
CodnorDerbyshireOvergrown ruins of a 14th century castle that once belonged to the Greys and later Lords Zouche.RomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
CodnorDerbyshireOvergrown ruins of a 14th century castle that once belonged to the Greys and later Lords Zouche.RomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
CodnorDerbyshireOvergrown ruins of a 14th century castle that once belonged to the Greys and later Lords Zouche.RomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
CodnorDerbyshireOvergrown ruins of a 14th century castle that once belonged to the Greys and later Lords Zouche.RomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
CodnorDerbyshireOvergrown ruins of a 14th century castle that once belonged to the Greys and later Lords Zouche.RomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
CodnorDerbyshireOvergrown ruins of a 14th century castle that once belonged to the Greys and later Lords Zouche.RomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
CoityMid Glamorgan - Wales Originally a Norman Motte and bailey castle first mentioned in 1090- the 13th century round stone tower one of a pair defended the moat and East gate. MagesticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
CoityGlamorganOriginally a Norman Motte and bailey castle first mentioned in 1090- the 13th century round stone tower one of a pair defended the moat and East gate. MagesticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
ColchesterEssex11th century stone castle was built during the reign of William 1 on the site of a Roman temple. This rectangular towered keep is the largest in England.MagesticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
ColchesterEssexNorman stone castle was built 1075-80 during the reign of William 1 on the site of a Roman temple. This rectangular towered keep is the largest in England- Note the ground floor entrance for quick and easy access for the townspeople in times of trouble.RomanticEveningAngle ViewView Picture
ColchesterEssexNorman stone castle was built 1075-80 during the reign of William 1 on the site of a Roman temple. This rectangular towered keep is the largest in England- Note the ground floor entrance for quick and easy access for the townspeople in times of trouble.MagesticOvercastAngle ViewView Picture
ComptonDevon14th century fortified manor house. It was fortified as a precaution against commando raids by the French in the 14th and 15th century. RomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
ComptonDevon14th century fortified manor house. It was fortified as a precaution against commando raids by the French in the 14th and 15th century. RomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
ConisbroughSouth YorkshireOriginally a 11th century motte and bailey contruction until Hamelin Plantagenet illegitimate half brother of Henry 11 took possession and rebuilt the stone castle complex between 1174-1190.MagesticBrightLong-shotView Picture
ConisbroughSouth YorkshireOriginally a 11th century motte and bailey contruction until Hamelin Plantagenet illegitimate half brother of Henry 11 took possession and rebuilt it as a stone castle complex between 1174-1190.RomanticOvercastLong-shotView Picture
ConisbroughSouth Yorkshire95ft high cylindrical stone keep has six massive wedge-shaped buttresses. Inside it has three chambers one of which was an oratory and as most keeps it's entrance is on the first floor. DramaticOvercastFull-onView Picture
ConisbroughSouth YorkshireKeep's chapel ceiling. Note the Norman carvings on the roof bosses.GeneralInsideInteriorView Picture
ConisbroughSouth YorkshireKeep's chapel ceiling. Note the Norman carvings on the roof bosses and column capitals.GeneralInsideInteriorView Picture
ConisbroughSouth YorkshireBuilt into the thickness of the keep's walls the first floor valted passageway and curved stairs leading to the second floor.GeneralInsideInteriorView Picture
ConisbroughSouth YorkshireView showing entrances to the first floor and stairs to the second floor. Note the well in the centre of the first floor .GeneralInsideInteriorView Picture
ConisbroughSouth YorkshireThe keep's first floor showing a well and the second floor fireplace with sloping hood.GeneralInsideInteriorView Picture
ConisbroughSouth YorkshireKeep's second floor chapel which is built into one of the buttresses. Note the late Norman chevron decorated mouldings roof bosses and capitals. GeneralInsideInteriorView Picture
ConisbroughSouth Yorkshire95ft high cylindrical stone keep has six massive wedge-shaped buttresses. Inside it has three chambers one of which was an oratory and as most keeps it's entrance is on the first floor. DramaticBrightFull-onView Picture
ConisbroughSouth YorkshireKeep's second floor chapel which is built into one of the buttresses. Note the late Norman chevron decorated mouldings roof bosses and capitals. GeneralInsideInteriorView Picture
ConwyGwynedd - Wales Edward 1 castle commanding the River ConwyRomanticEveningLong-shotView Picture
ConwyGwynedd - Wales South and West face of the castle. Designed and built by James of St George as part of Edward I fortress building programme in the late 13th century.RomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
CorfeDorsetOne of the noblest of ruins-slighted by the Parliamentary forces in the 17cRomanticOvercastLong-shotView Picture
CorfeDorsetGloom hangs over the noblest of ruins-slighted by the Parliamentary forces in the 17cRomanticOvercastLong-shotView Picture
CorfeDorsetRuined 'Gloriete' and King's Presence Chambers viewed from the Inner Ward.RomanticOvercastLong-shotView Picture
CorfeDorsetRemains of the 13th century East wall of the 'Gloriete'. MagesticOvercastFull-onView Picture
CorfeDorsetViewed from the North West remains of an early 12th century stone towered keep and enlarged in the 13th century. Slighted in 1646.DramaticOvercastAngle ViewView Picture
CorfeDorset12th century Keep and it's South Annexe as seen from among the ruins of the South West Gatehouse.RomanticOvercastAngle ViewView Picture
CorfeDorsetEast face of the 11th century towered keep. Note the pair of blind Norman arches which may have originally been windows.MagesticOvercastFull-onView Picture
CorfeDorsetWest face of the 11th century towered keep as seen from the West bailey.MagesticOvercastFull-onView Picture
CorfeDorsetSouth face of the Annexe and 11th century towered keep as seen from the ruined South West gatehouse.MagesticOvercastAngle ViewView Picture
CorfeDorsetView from the Inner Ward of the standing and fallen remains of the 11th century towered keep slighted by Paliamentary troops in the 17th century.DramaticOvercastAngle ViewView Picture
CowdrayWest SussexOriginally a 12th century moated house but altered and crenellated into a fortified manor house in 1535.RomanticOvercastLong-shotView Picture
CowesIsle of wightA distance view of West Cowes castle was built by Henry Vlll. It is now the Royal Yacht Club.RomanticEveningLong-shotView Picture
CricciethGwynedd - WalesOriginally built be Llywelyn ap Iowerth about 1239 but was much altered in the late 13th and early 14th century. RomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
CricciethGwynedd - WalesOriginally built by Llywelyn ap Iowerth about 1239 but was much altered in the late 13th and early 14th century. An enclosure castle with flanking cylindrical towered gatehouse.RomanticEveningAngle ViewView Picture
DartmouthDevon15th century strategic coastal castle built on a rocky promontory on the West bank of the River Dart.RomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
DartmouthDevon15th century strategic coastal castle built on a rocky promontory on the West bank of the River Dart.RomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
DartmouthDevon15th century strategic coastal castle built on a rocky promontory on the West bank of the River Dart.RomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
DartmouthDevon15th century strategic coastal castle built on a rocky promontory on the West bank of the River Dart as viewed from the South.RomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
DartmouthDevonview of the Northern crenellated gun emplacement of the 15th century strategic coastal castle built on a rocky promontory on the West bank of the River Dart.StrongBrightAngle ViewView Picture
DartmouthDevon15th century strategic coastal castle built on a rocky promontory on the West bank of the River Dart.RomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
Dinas BranClwyd - WalesPossibly 13th century the castle looks down on Llangollen once the home of Madoc ap Gruffydd Maelor who founded Vale Crucis Abbey in 1390.RomanticOvercastLong-shotView Picture
DolwyddelanGwynedd - Wales12th century stone tower the presumed birth place of Llywelyn the Great.RomanticOvercastLong-shotView Picture
DonningtonBerkshire This gatehouse with it's cylindrical towers flanking the entrance is the sole remnants of a 13th century castle that was bombarded by heavy mortars and slighted by Parliamentary troops in the 17th century.MagesticOvercastFull-onView Picture
DonningtonBerkshire Side view of the gatehouse showing it's cylindrical towers flanking the entrance is the sole remnants of a 13th century castle that was bombarded by heavy mortars and slighted by Parliamentary troops in the 17th century.DramaticOvercastAngle ViewView Picture
DonningtonBerkshire Close up view of the gatehouse entrance with it's cylindrical flanking towers is the sole remnants of a 13th century castle that was bombarded by heavy mortars and slighted by Parliamentary troops in the 17th century.DramaticBrightFull-onView Picture
DoverKent Castle dominating the coastlineRomanticEveningLong-shotView Picture
DoverKentSunset over the South Coast fortress RomanticSunsetLong-shotView Picture
DoverKentDistant view from the West showing the castle above the sea port town.RomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
DoverKentCastle complex above the town as seen from the West.MagesticBrightLong-shotView Picture
DoverKentThe great Norman towered keep stands proud above the castle complex as seen from the West.RomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
DoverKentNorth East view of the Avranches Tower so constructed to provide maximum fire cover over the ditch which is in the foreground and right of picture.MagesticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
DoverKentClose up view of Avranches Tower showing the Loops so arranged to give maximum fire coverage over the ditch below.StrongBrightAngle ViewView Picture
DoverKentConstable's Gate is an amalgam of 12th and 13th century construction.MagesticBrightFull-onView Picture
DoverKentConstable's Gate as viewed from the North. It is an amalgam of 12th and 13th century construction and rising to the left is part of the 12th century curtain wall with the Norman keep in the distance.RomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
DoverKentColton's Gate built in the 12th century by King John in the distance a Roman Pharos.MagesticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
DoverKentPeverell's towered Gate was built between 12th and 13th century giving entrance to the middle ward. RomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
DoverKentPalace Gate was originally built in the 12th century but wa remodelled to their present condition in the 1850's.MagesticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
DoverKentApproach to the King's Gate viewed from the North was originally built in the 12th century but wa remodelled to their present condition in the 1850's.StrongBrightFull-onView Picture
DoverKentKing's Gate viewed from the North was originally built in the 12th century but wa remodelled to their present condition in the 1850's.DramaticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
DoverKentSt John's and Norfolk Towers built 13th century. It was once the old North Entrance to the castle.StrongOvercastAngle ViewView Picture
DoverKentThis Norman tower keep was commisioned by Henry II in about 1168 and probably took ten years to build.MagesticBrightFull-onView Picture
DoverKentDetail of the sloping 12th century stone plinth of the keep with roll mouldings. Note the altered originally Norman window.GeneralBrightFull-onView Picture
DoverKentStone forebuilding to the 12th century towered keep. StrongBrightFull-onView Picture
DoverKentThis Norman stone tower keep was commisioned by Henry II in about 1168 and probably took ten years to build at a cost of four thousand pounds. It was the most elaborate and last keep of it's type standing 95ft high and measuring 98ft x 96ft excluding the forebuilding to the South.MagesticBrightFull-onView Picture
DoverKentEntrance to the keep's first floor chapel. Note the Norman arcading and chevron mouldingsMagesticInsideInteriorView Picture
DoverKentEntrance to the keep's first floor chapel. Note the Norman arcading and chevron mouldingsGeneralInsideInteriorView Picture
DoverKentInterior of the keep's upper chapel which is situated on the second floor.MagesticInsideInteriorView Picture
DoverKentChurch of St Mary-in-Castro predates the Norman castle and built sometime between the late tenth and early eleventh century.MagesticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
DoverKentRoman Pharos (Lighthouse) was built in the 1st century AD. In it's original state it was octagonal outside and rectangular within standing 80ft high.MagesticBrightFull-onView Picture
DoverKentRoman Pharos (Lighthouse) was built in the 1st century AD. In it's original state it was octagonal outside and rectangular within standing 80ft high.StrongBrightAngle ViewView Picture
DoverKentKing's Gate viewed from the North was originally built in the 12th century but was remodelled to it's present condition in the 1850's.MagesticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
DoverKentA side view of the Constable's Gate. It is an amalgam of 12th and 13th century construction.RomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
DunstanburghNorthumberlandOn a rocky promanance overlooking the North Sea on the site of a Saxon burh Simon de Montford built this castle in 1316 making this one of the largest fortresses in Northumberland.RomanticOvercastLong-shotView Picture
DunstanburghNorthumberlandFrom afar on a rocky promanance overlooking the North Sea on the site of a Saxon burh Simon de Montford built this castle in 1316.RomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
DunstanburghNorthumberlandOn a rocky promanance overlooking the North Sea on the site of a Saxon burh Simon de Montford built this castle in 1316.RomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
DunstanburghNorthumberlandOn a rocky promanance overlooking the North Sea on the site of a Saxon burh Simon de Montford built this castle in 1316. Here the ruined entrance to the Inner Bailey from the Outer Bailey.RomanticOvercastFull-onView Picture
DunstanburghNorthumberlandOn a rocky promanance overlooking the North Sea on the site of a Saxon burh Simon de Montford built this castle in 1316. Here the ruined towers flank the main entrance from the South making this one of the largest fortresses in Northumberland.RomanticOvercastFull-onView Picture
DunstanburghNorthumberland On a rocky promanance overlooking the North Sea on the site of a Saxon burh Simon de Montford built this castle in 1316.RomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
DunsterSomersetA Norman motte and bailey castle stood on the far hill the present fortified manor house was built in the 14th century. RomanticOvercastLong-shotView Picture
DunsterSomersetA Norman motte and bailey castle stood on the far hill the present fortified manor house was built in the 14th century. RomanticOvercastLong-shotView Picture
DunsterSomersetA Norman motte and bailey castle stood on the far hill the present fortified manor house was built in the 14th century. RomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
DunsterSomersetAcross the unripen corn field a Norman motte and bailey castle once stood on the far hill. The present fortified manor house was built in the 14th century. RomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
DunsterSomersetAcross the unripen corn field a Norman motte and bailey castle once stood on the far hill. The present fortified manor house was built in the 14th century. RomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
DunsterSomersetA Norman motte and bailey castle stood on the far hill the present fortified manor house was built in the 14th century. RomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
DurhamDurham Castle & TownRomanticEveningLong-shotView Picture
DurhamDurham Norman GalleryMagesticInteriorInteriorView Picture
DurhamDurhamDistant view of the castle across the city at sunset.RomanticEveningLong-shotView Picture
DurhamDurham Originally a refuge for the Monks of Lindisfarne at the beginning of the 11th century. The present Norman octagonal shell keep was built by Waltheof Earl of Northumberland in 1072.MagesticEveningAngle ViewView Picture
DurhamDurhamOriginally a refuge for the Monks of Lindisfarne at the beginning of the 11th century. The present Norman octagonal shell keep was built by Waltheof Earl of Northumberland in 1072.RomanticEveningAngle ViewView Picture
DurhamDurhamNorman doorway in Tunstal's Gallery this was once the principal entrance to this part of the 12th century building. Note the Norman arcading and chevron mouldings.GeneralInsideInteriorView Picture
DurhamDurhamNorman chapel one of the oldest parts of the building dating from about 1080.MagesticInsideInteriorView Picture
DurhamDurhamNorman chapel one of the oldest parts of the building dating from about 1080.GeneralInsideInteriorView Picture
DurhamDurhamDetail of one of the Capitals in the Norman chapel dating from 1080.GeneralInsideInteriorView Picture
EdlinghamNorthumberland15th century ruined tower that was built outside the enclosure walls. It has elongated buttresses at it's corners with cylindrical bartizans at the tops as seen here.DramaticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
EdlinghamNorthumberland15th century ruined tower that was built outside the enclosure walls. It has elongated buttresses at it's corners with cylindrical bartizans at the tops as seen here.DramaticBrightFull-onView Picture
EgremontCumbriaOnce a 12th century Norman motte and bailey castle a little later was built stone curtain walls and a gatehouse as seen here.RomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
EtalNorthumberlandThis rectangular stone tower was given it's license for crenellation in 1341. The castle was captured in 1513 by James IV of Scotland a few days before his death at the battle of Flodden Field.RomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
ExeterDevon11th towered gateway. In 1068 a large Norman castle was built here altered by King Steven in 1138 but most of the castle was demolished in 1773.GeneralBrightAngle ViewView Picture
FarleighSomersetThis double courtyard castle was built between 1370-83 protected by a moat wall and towers.RomanticOvercastLong-shotView Picture
FlintClwyd - WalesBuilt in 1280 it was one of the first stone castles to be built in Wales by King Edward I. In the foreground is the great tower which was partly outside the main towered curtain wall wich protected the Inner Ward.MagesticOvercastAngle ViewView Picture
Fouldry/PielCumbria14th century concentric island fortress is situated off Roa island near Barrow. WinteryOvercastLong-shotView Picture
FramlinghamSuffolkBuilt between 1189-1200 by Roger Bigot Earl of Norfok it occupies an earlier Norman motte and bailey castle site. It has 44ft high curtain walls with 13 flanking mostly open backed towers surrounded by a moatRomanticOvercastLong-shotView Picture
FramlinghamSuffolkBuilt between 1189-1200 by Roger Bigot Earl of Norfok it occupies an earlier Norman motte and bailey castle site. It has 44ft high curtain walls with 13 flanking mostly open backed towers surrounded by a moat.RomanticOvercastAngle ViewView Picture
FramlinghamSuffolkBuilt between 1189-1200 by Roger Bigot Earl of Norfok it occupies an earlier Norman motte and bailey castle site. It has 44ft high curtain walls with 13 flanking mostly open backed towers surrounded by a moatRomanticOvercastAngle ViewView Picture
GleastonCumbriaBuilt in 1330 it was a simple stone quadrangle castle with four towers connected by a curtain wall the construction of which may not have been completed. It had been owned by Thomas Grey father of the unfortunate Lady Jane.RomanticOvercastAngle ViewView Picture
GoodrichHerefordshire Ruined castle wall towers of red sandstone mask the Norman square towered keepRomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
GoodrichHerefordshire Distant view of the castle from the South WestRomanticEveningLong-shotView Picture
GoodrichHerefordshire Distant view of the castle from the South WestRomanticEveningLong-shotView Picture
GoodrichHerefordshire Viewed from across the River Wye the 12th century Norman castle stands high on a rocky spur.WinteryOvercastLong-shotView Picture
GoodrichHerefordshire Distant view of the castle from the North.DramaticOvercastLong-shotView Picture
GoodrichHerefordshire Distant view of the 12th century castle from the North.RomanticOvercastLong-shotView Picture
GoodrichHerefordshire From the ruined Barbican looking across the moat and 13th century castle walls and towers. It was slighted by Parliamentary forces in the 17th century to make the castle uninhabitable.RomanticOvercastAngle ViewView Picture
GoodrichHerefordshire Norman stone towered keep possibly built between 1144-46 and stood 70ft high. Note the first floor window was the original 11th century main entrance. MagesticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
GoodrichHerefordshire Norman stone towered keep possibly built between 1144-46 and stood 70ft high. Note the first floor window was the original 11th century main entrance. StrongBrightFull-onView Picture
GoodrichHerefordshire Viewed from the North West showing remnants of the stables and back wall of the great hall and South West tower.MagesticOvercastAngle ViewView Picture
GoodrichHerefordshire Viewe of the Inner Ward from top of Keep showing part of the Chapel tower and to the left part of the Great hall and the SolarGeneralOvercastAngle ViewView Picture
GoodrichHerefordshire View of the Solar (private chamber) and it's basement with the remains of the North West tower beyondMagesticBrightFull-onView Picture
GoodrichHerefordshire View of part of the Chapel Tower on right and left the Great Hall and SolarDramaticOvercastAngle ViewView Picture
GoodrichHerefordshire Probably 13th century hand basin situated in the Solar (private chamber).GeneralBrightView Picture
GoodrichHerefordshire Viewed from the South across the moat showing the South East-South West towers and curtain walls built about the 13th century. Note the Norman towered keep in the background dated about 1160. The castle was slighted by Parliamentary forces in the 17th century to make the castle uninhabitable.MagesticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
GoodrichHerefordshire View of the Solar (private chamber) and it's basement with the remains of the North West tower beyondGeneralOvercastAngle ViewView Picture
GrosmontGwent - WalesViewed from the North-13th century castle of stone with a curtained towered walls on three three sides and the exterior walls of the great hall forming the enclosure it was surrounded by a moat.RomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
GrosmontGwent - WalesViewed from the West-13th century castle of stone with a curtained towered walls on three three sides and the exterior walls of the great hall forming the enclosure it was surrounded by a moat.MagesticBrightLong-shotView Picture
GrosmontGwent - WalesViewed from the South-13th century castle of stone with a curtained towered walls on three three sides and the exterior walls of the great hall forming the enclosure it was surrounded by a moat.RomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
GrosmontGwent - WalesViewed from the West-13th century castle of stone with a curtained towered walls on three three sides and the exterior walls of the great hall forming the enclosure it was surrounded by a moat.RomanticBrightFull-onView Picture
GwydirGwynedd - Wales Fortified Mansion and groundsRomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
HadleighEssexDistant view of the 13th century fortress consisted of a polygonal curtain wall enclosure with drum towers that overlooked the Thames estuary. RomanticOvercastLong-shotView Picture
HadleighEssexDistant view of the 13th century fortress consisted of a polygonal curtain wall enclosure with drum towers that overlooked the Thames estuary. RomanticOvercastLong-shotView Picture
HadleighEssex13th century castle. Seen here are the remains of two drum towers and polygonal curtain wallRomanticOvercastAngle ViewView Picture
HadleighEssex13th century castle. Seen here are the remains of three drum towers and polygonal curtain wallRomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
HadleighEssex13th century castle. Seen here are the remains of two drum towers.MagesticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
HadleighEssex13th century castle. Seen heregonal curt are the remains of two drum towers.MagesticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
HarlechGwynedd - WalesCastle GatehouseStrongBrightAngle ViewView Picture
HarlechGwynedd - Wales Towers and walls boasting the castle's consentrick design atop of rocky outcropStrongBrightLong-shotView Picture
HarlechGwynedd - WalesViewed from the East towards the Gatehouse of this concentric castle on the grand scale atop a rocky promanance. The castle complex took 7 years to build. It was designed and supervised by James of St George.MagesticBrightFull-onView Picture
HarlechGwynedd - WalesViewed from the North West a late 13th century concentric castle on the grand scale atop a rocky promanance. The castle took 7 years to build. It was designed and supervised by James of St George.RomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
HarlechGwynedd - WalesViewed from the South a late 13th century concentric castle on the grand scale atop a rocky promanance. The castle took 7 years to build. It was designed and supervised by James of St George.RomanticEveningAngle ViewView Picture
HarlechGwynedd - WalesViewed from the West a late 13th century concentric castle on the grand scale atop a rocky promanance. The castle took 7 years to build. It was designed and supervised by James of St George.RomanticEveningAngle ViewView Picture
HarlechGwynedd - WalesViewed from the South a late 13th century concentric castle on the grand scale atop a rocky promanance. The castle took 7 years to build. It was designed and supervised by James of St George.RomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
HedinghamEssexNorman towered keep possibly built between 1126-1135 and today stands 73ft high. Note the first floor arcaded entrance with a fine example of chevron moulding of the period in front are the foundations of a forebuilding that was built at a later date.RomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
HedinghamEssexNorman towered keep possibly built between 1126-1135 and today stands 73ft high. Note the first floor arcaded entrance with a fine example of chevron moulding of the period in front are the foundations of a forebuilding that was built at a later date.RomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
HelmsleyNorth Yorkshire A stone enclosure castle with a great tower built between 1186-1227 the barbican was added later in the 13th century in addition it has a surrounding ditch 30ft deep.RomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
HelmsleyNorth Yorkshire A ruined stone towered keep built possibly between 1186-1227 and altered at a later dateRomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
HelmsleyNorth Yorkshire A ruined stone towered keep built possibly between 1186-1227 and altered at a later dateMagesticBrightFull-onView Picture
HelmsleyNorth Yorkshire View through the12th century barbican archway entrance of the ruined great towered keep. DramaticBrightLong-shotView Picture
HelmsleyNorth Yorkshire A ruined stone towered keep built possibly between 1186-1227 and altered at a later dateMagesticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
HeverKent Castle and MoatRomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
HeverKentFortified manor house first built in a quadrangular style around 1270 and was altered in the 14th centuryRomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
HeverKentFortified manor house in it's moat. The structure was first built in a quadrangular style around 1270 and was altered in the 14th century.RomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
HoltClwyd - WalesClose to the River Dee this was a single pentagonal shaped enclosure castle with flanking towers built about 1282RomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
KenilworthWarwickshireOriginally a Norman Motte and bailey castle was rebuilt in 1120. It has a ruined great stone towered keep. This castle developed into one of the great castles of England.RomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
KenilworthWarwickshireOriginally a Norman Motte and bailey castle was rebuilt in 1120. It has a ruined great stone towered keep. This castle developed into one of the great castles of England.RomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
KilpeckHerefordshire Originally a Norman motte and bailey castle. Remain of a stone polygonal curtain wall enclosures with a shell keep built in the late 1130'sRomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
Kirby MuxloeLeicestershireA fortified manor house built of brick and possibly desigbed by the master mason- Couper in 1447. seen here is the remains of the gate house and moat.RomanticOvercastAngle ViewView Picture
Kirby MuxloeLeicestershireA fortified brick manor house with a moat. Possibly desigbed by the master mason- Couper in 1447. Seen here is the remains of the one of the corner towers and distant gate house and moat.RomanticOvercastAngle ViewView Picture
KnaresboroughNorth Yorkshire All that remains of the once Norman castle that was built in the 11th century is the crumbling remains of the 14th century stone towered keep.MagesticBrightFull-onView Picture
KnaresboroughNorth Yorkshire All that remains of the once Norman castle that was built in the 11th century is the crumbling remains of the 14th century stone towered keep.MagesticBrightFull-onView Picture
KneppWest SussexOnce a motte and bailey castle this ruined tower is all that remains of a 12century stone keep. Note the tipical shaped Norman first floor entrance and herring bone stone work. RomanticOvercastLong-shotView Picture
KneppWest SussexOnce a motte and bailey castle this ruined tower is all that remains of a 12century stone keep. Note the tipical shaped Norman first floor entrance and herring bone stone work. RomanticOvercastAngle ViewView Picture
LancasterLancashireOnce a 11th century Norman motte and bailey castle but in the 12th cenury a great stone tower was built. Shown here is the late 14ht century gate house with flanking semi-octagonal towers.StrongOvercastAngle ViewView Picture
LangleyNorthumberlandA great stone towered keep built possibly in 1350. With it's protruding corner turrets it stands 66ft high.RomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
LangleyNorthumberlandA great stone towered keep built possibly in 1350. With it's protruding corner turrets it stands 66ft high.RomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
LangleyNorthumberlandA great stone towered keep built possibly in 1350. With it's protruding corner turrets it stands 66ft high.RomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
LangleyNorthumberlandA great stone towered keep built possibly in 1350. With it's protruding corner turrets it stands 66ft high.RomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
LauncestonCornwall Early 13th century gatehouse viewed from the inner courtyardRomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
LauncestonCornwall Approach to this early 13th century gatehouse. It most probably was a covered way DramaticBrightFull-onView Picture
LauncestonCornwall Approach to this early 13th century gatehouse. Note the unusual shell keep with a central tower in the backgroundRomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
LauncestonCornwall Approach to this early 13th century gatehouse. Note the unusual shell keep with a central tower in the backgroundRomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
LeedsKent Castle overlooking lake with swansRomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
LeedsKentDistant view of the castle from the WestRomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
LeedsKentViewed from the South showing the Great Water - gatehouse and the castle wich are mainly 13th centuryRomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
LeedsKentView across the Lake/Moat showing the 13th century Castle and 'Gloriette'RomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
LeedsKentView across the Lake/Moat of the twin towered entrance to the main castle buildingRomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
LeedsKentViewed from the South East sowing the moat and 13th century gatehouseRomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
LeedsKentViewed South East sowing the moat bridge and the 13th century gatehouseRomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
LeedsKentPart of the fortified mill outer curtain wall and castle and 'Glorette'RomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
LeedsKentMoat-13th century bridge- gatehouse and guardroomRomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
LeedsKentAppoach to the 13th century single towered gatehouseRomanticBrightFull-onView Picture
LeedsKentView showing the 13th century fortified mill-moat and entrance way to the ruined barbicanRomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
LeedsKentEntrance way to the 13th century fortified mill and barbicanRomanticBrightFull-onView Picture
LeedsKentDistant view of the castle from the WestRomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
LewesWest SussexDistant view of a 12th century shell keep which has two projecting polygonal towers which were added in the 13th century. In the foreground are the ruins of possibly a Cluniac priory of the Norman periodRomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
LewesWest SussexFine example of a 14th century towered barbicanDramaticBrightFull-onView Picture
LewesWest SussexFine example of a 14th century towered barbican built in front of the original Norman rectangular gate tower RomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
LewesWest SussexViewed from the 14th century barbican atop of it's motte the Norman shell keep and one of it's two 13th century projecting polygonal towersRomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
LewesWest SussexView from the keeps battlements of the countryside and town of Lewes belowGeneralBrightAngle ViewView Picture
LewesWest SussexView from the shell keep showing the castle's curtain wall-14th century barbican-original Norman towered gate house-town of Lewes and the sussex South Downs in the distanceRomanticEveningLong-shotView Picture
LewesWest SussexFine example of a 14th century towered barbican built in front of the original Norman rectangular gate tower RomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
LincolnLincolnshireView of the castle's curtain wall and atop it's motte 12th century polygonal shell keep. Note the Norman arched entrance on the rightRomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
LincolnLincolnshireInterior view of the original Norman stone entrance to the polygonal shell keep. Note the interesting feature of the masonry in the corners to join the angled walls togetherDramaticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
LindisfarneNorthumberlandCrowning the highest point of Holy Island this Tudor castle viewed from the South West was built in 1542DramaticEveningLong-shotView Picture
LindisfarneNorthumberlandCrowning the highest point of Holy Island this Tudor castle viewed from the South West was built in 1542RomanticOvercastLong-shotView Picture
LindisfarneNorthumberlandCrowning the highest point of Holy Island this Tudor castle viewed from the North West was built in 1542RomanticOvercastAngle ViewView Picture
LindisfarneNorthumberlandCrowning the highest point of Holy Island this Tudor castle viewed from the North West was built in 1542RomanticOvercastAngle ViewView Picture
LongtownHerefordshire Ruined Castle Tower seen from the GatehouseRomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
LongtownHerefordshire Once a Norman motte and bailey castle. The stone cylindrical great tower was probably built in the 13th centuryRomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
LongtownHerefordshire Once a Norman motte and bailey castle. The stone cylindrical great tower was probably built in the 13th centuryRomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
LongtownHerefordshire Once a Norman motte and bailey castle. This stone cylindrical great tower was probably built in the 13th centuryDramaticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
LudlowShropshireCastle GatehouseStrongBrightAngle ViewView Picture
LudlowShropshireCastle seen from the River TemeRomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
LudlowShropshireThis castle stands high on a rocky promatory over looking the River Teme. Originally a 11th century Norman structure but in later years it was greatly enlarged especially in the 14th centuryRomanticOvercastLong-shotView Picture
LudlowShropshire14th century gatehouse entranceDramaticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
LudlowShropshireEntrance to early 12th century Norman chapel. This unusual building with a circular nave is thought to be modelled on Church of the Holy Sepulchre in JerusalemMagesticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
LudlowShropshireEntrance to early 12th century Norman chapel. This unusual building with a circular nave is thought to be modelled on Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Not the fine mouldings on the inside of the arch and capitalsMagesticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
LudlowShropshireInside entrance to early 12th century Norman chapel. This unusual building with a circular nave is thought to be modelled on Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Note the fine chevron mouldings on the archway and capitalsMagesticInsideInteriorView Picture
LudlowShropshire12th century Norman chapel. This unusual building with a circular nave is thought to be modelled on Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Not the chevron mouldings on the blank arcading around the inner wallGeneralInsideInteriorView Picture
LudlowShropshireEarly 12th century Norman chapel. This unusual building with a circular nave is thought to be modelled on Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Not the fine chevron mouldings on the blank arcading on the inner wallGeneralInsideInteriorView Picture
LudlowShropshireHead of the archway entrance to the 12th century chapel. Note the fine detail of the tree orders of chevron moulding.GeneralInsideActionView Picture
LudlowShropshire14th century gatehouse entrance and moatRomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
LydfordDevon12th century stone tower and was hightened in the 13th century.RomanticOvercastLong-shotView Picture
LydfordDevon12th century stone tower and was hightened in the 13th century.RomanticOvercastLong-shotView Picture
MackworthDerbyshireFront wall the only surviving remnant of the 15th century gatehouse. The castle was destroyed during the Civil War.WinteryBrightFull-onView Picture
MackworthDerbyshireFront wall the only surviving remnant of the 15th century crenellated gatehouse. The castle was destroyed during the Civil War.WinteryBrightAngle ViewView Picture
MackworthDerbyshireFront wall the only surviving remnant of the 15th century crenellated gatehouse. The castle was destroyed during the Civil War.RomanticBrightFull-onView Picture
ManorbierDyfed - WalesApproach to the castle showing the 13th-14th century gatehouse. Much of the present buildings are of the 13th century with later modifications.RomanticEveningLong-shotView Picture
ManorbierDyfed - WalesLate evening showing the 13th curtain wall and the exterior of the hall building on the right.RomanticEveningLong-shotView Picture
MelbourneDerbyshireThrough the Winter mists one can see the megare remains of a once magnificent castle built in 1311 and dismantled during the Wars of the Roses.WinteryOvercastLong-shotView Picture
MelbourneDerbyshireThrough the Winter mists one can see the megare remains of a once magnificent castle built in 1311 and dismantled during the Wars of the Roses.WinteryOvercastAngle ViewView Picture
MelbourneDerbyshireThrough the Winter mists one can see the megare remains of a once magnificent castle built in 1311 and dismantled during the Wars of the Roses.WinteryOvercastAngle ViewView Picture
MiddlehamNorth Yorkshire This great towered hall keep once the possession of Richard III was built in about 1170 and stood 60ft high x 108ft x 78ft with walls 10-12ft thick. It was 'Slighted' by Parliamentary troops after the Civil War.MagesticOvercastAngle ViewView Picture
MiddlehamNorth Yorkshire Viewed from the West this great towered hall keep once the possession of Richard III was built in about 1170 and stood 60ft high x 108ft x 78ft with walls 10-12ft thick. It was 'Slighted' by Parliamentary troops after the Civil War.StrongOvercastAngle ViewView Picture
MiddlehamNorth Yorkshire Viewed from the North East this great towered hall keep once the possession of Richard III was built in about 1170 and stood 60ft high x 108ft x 78ft with walls 10-12ft thick. It was 'Slighted' by Parliamentary troops after the Civil War.StrongOvercastAngle ViewView Picture
MiddlehamNorth Yorkshire Viewed from the South this great towered hall keep once the possession of Richard III was built in about 1170 and stood 60ft high x 108ft x 78ft with walls 10-12ft thick. It was 'Slighted' by Parliamentary troops after the Civil War.StrongOvercastAngle ViewView Picture
Minster LovellOxfordshireA fortified manor house built in the 15th century and now a ruin.RomanticOvercastLong-shotView Picture
Minster LovellOxfordshireA fortified manor house built in the 15th century and now a ruin.RomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
MitfordNorthumberlandIn the far distance stands the remains of a rare 12th century five sided stone shell keep and it's curtain wallsRomanticOvercastLong-shotView Picture
MuncasterCumbrie Entrance to the castle which was a Pele-tower of the late 13th century. The building was later greatly altered/enlarged.RomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
MuncasterCumbriaView of the castle which was a Pele-tower of the late 13th century and later greatly altered/enlarged.RomanticBrightAngle ViewView Picture
MuncasterDerbyshireView of the castle which was a Pele-tower of the late 13th century and later greatly altered/enlarged.RomanticEveningAngle ViewView Picture
NaworthCumbriaDistant view of the entrance and castle which was a Pele-tower of the middle 13th century. The building was later greatly altered/enlarged as it is today.RomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
NaworthCumbriaDistant view of the entrance and castle which was a Pele-tower of the middle 13th century. The building was later greatly altered/enlarged as it is today.RomanticBrightLong-shotView Picture
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