Surf these sites: Ardvreck Castle, Scotland -- This ruined castle was the home of the MacLeod of Assynt and prison to James Graham, Marquis of Montrose. Amateur photographs and brief popular history. Blair Castle, Scotland -- The official site does justice to the picturesque part-medieval, part-Victorian home of the Dukes of Atholl. A readable history is illustrated with beautiful photographs and 19th-century paintings. Visitor information. Caernarfon Castle, North Wales -- Photograph and quotation from D.M. Robinson and Roger S. Thomas, "Wales, Castles and Historic Places", supplied by Data Wales. Caerphilly Castle -- Photograph and brief history from Data Wales. Caldicot Castle, South Wales -- Photograph, very brief history and information on medieval banquets and weddings there from Data Wales. Castle Studies Group -- Aims to promote the study of castles in all their forms and by all possible means. Committee, news, conference. Hosted by Castles of Wales. Castle Urquhart, Scotland -- The Loch Ness Local Guide offers a photograph and popular history of this ruined castle. Castles and Ancient Monuments of Great Britain -- Personal notes on and pictures of castles visited by Grobius Shortling. Glossary and outline history of fortification in Britain. Castles and Fortifications of England and Wales -- Database of 400+ survivals. Interactive maps lead to photographs, brief descriptions and visitor information by Charles Taylor. Castles of Antrim -- The Northern Ireland Tourist Board supplies brief histories and photographs of the Norman castles of Carrickfergus and Dunluce. Castles of Britain -- US-based Castles Unlimited offers a commercial research service. Lists of castles; photo gallery; ground plans and bird''s-eye views of a few castles; general background articles; glossary. Castles of Cumbria -- Edge Guide to Cumbria and the Lake District provides photographs and brief histories. Castles of Scotland -- A US-based amateur enthusiast offers popular histories and galleries of expandable thumbnail photographs of selected castles. Graphics-heavy and with musical accompaniment. Conwy Castle, North Wales -- Archival photograph and brief history from Data Wales. Durham Castle -- Tour provided by Durham University. Choice of interactive plan or index to find beautiful expandable photographs and information. Glossary. Great Castles of Wales -- Site by Paolo Ramponi. Interactive map brings up his photographs of the major Welsh castles, with plans and history taken mainly from the CADW guidebooks. English and Italian language versions. History of Kenilworth, Warwickshire -- This attractively-illustrated short local history by John Webb concentrates on the royal castle of Kenilworth. Convenient chronology, bibliography. Island Castles -- Appealing introduction to medieval fortresses of Great Britain by Edward Blanchard, from The War Times Journal, with professional photographs of a few of the most famous. Kids'' Castle -- Graphic-intensive by Mark Burgess and Philip Ardagh, it is a fictional but historically accurate castle based on Nottingham Castle as it was in about 1480. Lewes Castle -- Castle of Norman origin with an impressive 14th-century outer Barbican Gate. Owners Sussex Archaeological Society provide photographs and visitor information. Lincoln Castle -- Lincolnshire Net provides a photograph, brief history and visitor information on this hill-top castle of Norman origin. Ludlow Castle, Shropshire -- Border Discoveries Online supplies photographs and history of one of the finest fortifications in the Welsh March. Ludlow Castle, Shropshire -- Brief history and virtual tour of this Norman border castle, from a guide to Ludlow by Webcraft. Medieval Castles -- Michael Feinberg outlines the development of castles in Britain, describes and illustrates castle types and siege warfare, and provides photographs and brief histories of selected English and Welsh castles. Pencoed Castle, Gwent. -- Data Wales supplies history, plans and photographs. Invites your views on the proposal to create "Europe''s largest all-weather leisure and recreational facility" in the castle grounds. Penhow Castle, South Wales -- Photographs (external and internal) and visitor information supplied by Data Wales. Raglan Castle, Gwent -- Border Discoveries Online supplies a plan, photographs and substantial history of this majestic late medieval ruin . Raglan Castle, South Wales -- Two old postcard views and brief history from Data Wales. Rochester Castle -- Small photographs and brief history of the Norman castle with visitor information supplied by medwaytowns.com. Scottish Castles -- Gallery of expandable photographs of castles from ''Filming in Edinburgh and Lothian'' by the Edinburgh and Lothian Screen Industries (ELSI) office. Scottish Castles Imagemap -- An interactive map leads to a photograph and brief history for each castle. Intrusive Geocities pop-up banners. Snayfwickby Castle -- A tour of an imaginary castle and village for Grades 1-3 (Infant) school children with Lady Clare and Sir Claude, provided by Snaith Primary School, UK. Stokesay Castle -- English Heritage provides a distant view, brief history and visitor information on the ''finest and best-preserved 13th-century fortified manor house in England''. Sudeley Castle -- With 900 years of history and Royal connections Sudeley castle is one of England''s finest stately homes with outstanding gardens. On the edgeof Winchcombe, near Cheltenham. Tattershall Castle -- Lincolnshire Net provides a photograph, brief history and visitor information on this fine example of medieval brick architecture. Tattershall Castle -- Lincolnshire County Council provides visitor information on this vast fortified brick tower built c.1440 for Ralph Cromwell, Lord Treasurer of England. The Castles of Wales -- Information on over 400 different Welsh castles as well as profiles of the men responsible for their construction and the turbulent times in which they lived. Includes photographs. The Chatelaine''s Scottish Castles -- Joanne Mackenzie-Winters names over 200 castles, and provides photos and description of Cawdor and Eilean Donan, with history from the guidebooks. Offers e-postcards, guided tour service. Hosted by Castles of the World. The Development of the English Castle -- Britannia''s illustrated history. Warwick Castle -- An illustrated introduction to this magnificent castle by John Webb. Chronology, bibliography. Whittington Castle Preservation Trust -- Campaign by villagers to preserve this ruined Norman Marcher castle. Brief history. Interactive aerial photograph brings up description of features. Gallery of expandable thumbnails. Wigmore Castle -- English Heritage explains its novel policy for the conservation of this medieval castle as a romantic ruin. Aerial photograph, brief history and description of the site in 1995/6. Wigmore Castle -- Paul Wigmore provides images and a brief history of this ruined castle in Herefordshire, now in the care of English Heritage.
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