castles
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Canterbury
• Canterbury Castle is a Norman Castle in Canterbury, Kent, England. It is five minutes walk from Canterbury East Station and main bus station around City Wall. Canterbury Castle was one of the three original Royal castles of Kent
Sudeley Castle
• Sudeley Castle is a castle located near Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England. It dates from the 10th century, but the inhabited portion is chiefly Elizabethan. The castle has a notable garden, which is designed and maintained to a very high standard. The chapel, St. Mary's Sudeley, is the burial place of Queen Catherine Parr.
Leeds Castle
• Leeds Castle is located 6.4 miles southeast of Maidstone, Kent, England, dates back to 1119, though a manor house stood on the same site in the ninth century. The castle and grounds are east of the town of Leeds.
Rockingham castle
• Rockingham Castle is a former a royal castle and hunting lodge in Rockingham Forest a mile to the north of Corby, Northamptonshire, English.
Warwick Castle
• Warwick Castle is a medieval castle in Warwick, the county town of Warwickshire, England. It sits on a cliff overlooking a bend in the River Avon. Warwick Castle was built by William the Conqueror in 1068.
Arundel Castle
• Arundel Castle in West Sussex, England is a restored medieval castle. The castle dates from the reign of Edward the Confessor (1042-1066) and was completed by Roger de Montgomery, who became the first Earl of Arundel, by the grace of William the Conqueror.
Bodiam Castle
• Bodiam Castle is a quadrangular fortress located near Robertsbridge in East Sussex, England. It says it is a perfect example of the last medieval moated castle. It was built in 1385 by Sir Edward Dallyngrigge.
Hedingham Castle
• Hedingham Castle in Essex, England, is a Norman motte and bailey castle with a stone keep. It may occupy a site of an earlier castle believed to have been built in the later eleventh or early twelfth century by Aubrey de Vere I, a Norman baron.
Old Sarum Castle
• Old Sarum is a settlement near Salisbury, England. It contains evidence of human habitation around 3000 BC C. He is mentioned in many old books about the country. It is a hill that is situated approximately two miles north of Salisbury.
Tamworth Castle
• Tamworth Castle, a Grade I listed building, is a small castle, located next to the River Tame, in the town of Tamworth in Staffordshire England. Overlooking the River Tame, a castle existed on this site since Anglo-Saxon times, when Ethelfleda the Mercian Queen built defences against Danes (Vikings); the castle served as a residence of the Mercian kings.
Lincoln Castle
• Lincoln Castle is a major castle constructed in Lincoln, England during the late 11th century by William the Conqueror on the site of a pre-existing Roman fortress. It remained in use as a prison and law court into modern times, and is one of the better preserved castles in England.