Surf these sites: Althorp House -- The slick official web site of the Spencer family ancestral home where Diana, Princess of Wales was buried. Attractively-presented illustrated history of the house. Ballencrieff Castle, Scotland -- This beautiful house built by John Murray in 1586 has been carefully restored and now offers accommodation, weddings and private dinners. Brief history, photographs. Bay Hall, Lincolnshire -- An early Georgian brick-built mansion in Benington. Drawing, interactive plan and photographs. History and story of its restoration by owner David Clement-Horton. Beaulieu Palace House -- Formerly the Great Gatehouse of Beaulieu Abbey, Palace House has been home to the Montagu family since 1538. The official site offers photographs and visitor information. British Castles, Stately Homes and Houses -- An interactive map leads to short descriptions by Risto Hurmalainen of historic buildings he has visited, a gallery of expandable thumbnail photographs and links to official sites. Hosted by Castles of the World. Burton Constable Hall, East Yorkshire -- This Elizabethan house has been the home of the Constable family since it was first built. Photographs of superb later interiors, visitor information, teachers'' resource packs. Devizes Castle on the Web -- Devizes Castle in Wiltshire, England stands on the site of a mediaeval 11th century wooden castle. After the destruction of the wooden castle in 1113, it was rapidly rebuilt in stone by the Viceroy Bishop Roger who spent great and incalculable sums on it. This stone castle was destroyed in 1645 when Oliver Cromwell''s army bombarded the castle using a battery of guns in the nearby Market Square. Great Houses of Scotland -- Six of Scotland''s finest historic homes: Traquair House, Scone Palace, Glamis Castle, Blair Castle, Ballindalloch Castle and Dunrobin Castle. Official web site providing visitor information. Hammerwood Park -- The Greek Revival house near East Grinstead was built in 1792 to the designs of Benjamin Latrobe. This cluttered site includes a scholarly history by Michael Trinder and a virtual guided tour. Highcliffe Castle, Christchurch, Dorset -- The official web site of this early Victorian romantic fantasy castle, incorporating medieval stone-carving and stained glass from France. Photographs and brief history. Lulworth Castle -- Official web-site of this early 17th-century mock-castle in Dorset, gutted by fire in 1929 but partly restored and open to the public. Robert Adam: Dalquharran Castle -- This castle in Ayrshire, Scotland was built (1786-1790) to designs by Robert Adam. Attractively-presented scholarly study by Alastair Cook for the Mackintosh School of Architecture. Scotland''s Castles and Historic Houses -- Articles, with photographs and plans, on Traquair, Mary Queen of Scots House, Linlithgow Palace, Hermitage Castle, Castle Urquhart, Crichton Castle, Strome Castle, Threave Castle and Caerlaverock Castle, from Scotland HolidayNet. Scottish Castles and Historic Houses -- Photographs, brief histories and information for visitors, provided by On-Line Scotland. Sutton Park -- Virtual tour and information about Georgian home, gardens and woodland park of Sir Reginald and Lady Sheffield near York, its opening times and tours. The English Country House -- Selection of expandable images arranged by period, with introduction to each period. Supporting a course at Connecticut College, US. The Prebendal Manor, Nassington -- This 13th-century house is a rare survival. Photographs, scholarly history, archaeological finds, description of the recreated medieval garden, visitor information, events.
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