Castles!- Large Photos

DonaCatalina · September 15, 2009, 06:00:53 AM

St Fagan's Castle was built in the early 13th century in Wales. By the 14th century, the castle had passed to the le Vele family by marriage. Renovated in about 1580 to an Elizabethan style house, but still retaining its 13th century curtain wall, today the castle is part of a living history village museum.
Map coordinates 51.486694, -3.268925

DonaCatalina · September 16, 2009, 06:18:20 AM

The Château de Doumely is a 15th century fortified castle that dominates the countryside of Porcien, situated in the commune of Doumely-Bégny in the Ardennes département of France.
map coordinates 49.63, 4.305833
The castle is characterised by its four teardrop shaped defensive towers, that once overlooked a moat filled with water.

DonaCatalina · September 17, 2009, 06:02:00 AM

The Château de Landreville is a castle situated in the commune of Bayonville in the Champagne-Ardennes département of France.
Map coordinates 49.378611, 5.008889
The castle was built in the early 13th century and remodelled in the middle of the 16th century. The Château de Landreville, situated in the Argonne Ardennaise region, is a rectangular "maison forte" (strong house) flanked by four cylindrical towers with 'pepper-pot' roofs, surrounded by water-filled moats, with a six hectares park, stables and two pavilions.

DonaCatalina · September 18, 2009, 06:15:28 AM

Burg Helfenstein of the counts of Helfenstein is located above the city of Geislingen an der Steige, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
map coordinates 48.616111, 9.846944
The castle was constructed, by Eberhard von Helfenstein, at the turn of the 12th century and was frequently enlarged during the period from 1100 through 1380. The site of the castle, over the main Imperial road through the Fils valley, allowed the Helfensteins to observe and control trade in the region.

DonaCatalina · September 19, 2009, 06:08:56 PM

Sorry, this weekend is Grapefest and time got away from me; assisted by mass quantities of wine.
Burg Nippenburg is a ruined castle located in Schwieberdingen, Germany. The oldest records of Nippenburg date to 1160, which makes it one of the oldest castles in the region of Stuttgart.
map coordinates 48.861389, 9.058333

DonaCatalina · September 20, 2009, 10:11:02 AM

Angelokastro (English translation: "Angelos's castle") is one of the most important Byzantine castles of Greece. It is located on the island of Corfu at the top of the highest peak of the island's shoreline in the northwest coast and built on particularly steep and rocky terrain. In 1214 Michael I Komnenos Doukas, Despot of Epirus, sometimes called Michael Angelos, annexed Corfu to Epirus and following his death, Michael II Komnenos Doukas, often called Michael Angelos in narrative sources, further fortified the area and named it after himself and his father: Angelokastro.
Map coordinates 39.678360, 19.687208

DonaCatalina · September 21, 2009, 06:14:04 AM

Grosnez Castle is a ruined 14th century castle in Saint Ouen situated in Grosnez, the north west corner of the island of Jersey in the Channel Islands.
map coordinates 49.2575, -2.24644
The castle was built around 1330 on the orders of Sir John des Roches. The walls were built from the local granite and are thickest on the landward side.

DonaCatalina · September 22, 2009, 06:18:57 AM

Siklos Castle (Var) This castle with its 18th-century exterior is among the best-preserved castle palaces in Hungary. Rising high above the town, the fortress was first mentioned in a charter from 1190. This period has been preserved in the Romanesque-style windows on the southern wing.
map coordinates 45.852260, 18.295793
Reconstruction continued in the Renaissance as well, but in that era, fortification in defence against the Turkish attacks was the paramount issue. That is when the fortified round gatehouse, the Barbican, and the bridge leading to it were built.

DonaCatalina · September 23, 2009, 05:44:52 AM

Castillo Carmona de la Puerta de Sevilla, now in ruins, was formerly the principal fortress of Pedro of Castile (r. 1350–1369), and contained a spacious palace within its defences, and is now a luxurious Parador. The principal entrance to the town in Seville, Spain is an old Moorish gateway; and the gate on the road to Cordova is partly of Roman construction. The castle was built first by Muslims and later modified in the fourteenth century.
Map coordinates 37.471209, -5.640699
Carmo, the Romans called this town when they established a camp here.

DonaCatalina · September 24, 2009, 05:54:35 AM

Huntington Castle, also known as Clonegal Castle is a castle in Clonegal, County Carlow, Ireland.
Map coordinates 52.689487, -6.646393
The original tower house, which served as a garrison, was built in 1625 for Laurence Esmonde, later Baron Esmonde.

DonaCatalina · September 25, 2009, 07:34:25 AM

Castello di Canossa is a castle in Canossa, northern Italy.
It is especially known as the seat of the Walk to Canossa, the meeting of Emperor Henry IV and Pope Gregory VII during the Investiture Controversy (1077).
map coordinates 44.576, 10.456
The castle was built around 940 by Adalberto Atto, son of Sigifredo of Lucca, a Lombard prince, on the summit of a rocky hill. Apart from Adalberto's residence, it included a convent with 12 Benedictine monks and the church of Sant'Apollonio. It was protected by a triple line of walls; between the two lower lines were the barracks and the residence of the servants.

DonaCatalina · September 26, 2009, 06:20:34 AM

Crathes Castle is a 16th century castle near Banchory in the Aberdeenshire region of Scotland.
Map coordinates 57.061483, -2.439917
Crathes sits on land given as a gift to the Burnett of Leys family by King Robert the Bruce in 1323.
In the 14th and 15th century the Burnett of Leys built a fortress of timbers on an island they made in the middle of a nearby bog. This method of fortiification, known as a crannog, was common in the Late Middle Ages. Construction of the current tower house of Crathes Castle was begun in 1553.
The castle has the reputation of being haunted with several visitors each year reporting a sighting.

DonaCatalina · September 27, 2009, 04:41:04 PM

Rocca Malatestiana is a fortress in Cesena, Italy. The current structure is the third fortress built in the place, near the ruins of the two previous ones, of late-Roman and medieval age.
Map coordinates 44.136195, 12.239885

DonaCatalina · September 28, 2009, 05:53:32 AM

Dundaga Castle is a medieval castle in Dundaga, Latvia.
map coordinates 57.510278, 22.350556
The Archbishopric of Riga gained control over the lands of Dundaga in 1237. Dundaga Castle was constructed next to a Curonian settlement. The castle itself was heavily renovated for use as a museum.

DonaCatalina · September 29, 2009, 06:13:16 AM

Grobina Castle is a medieval castle located in the town of Grobina, Latvia.
map coordinates 56.534564, 21.162357
The Livonian Order erected the castle in 1253 to protect the roads from Livonia to Prussia. It was a square type building and was a three story high living block in the southern aisle. It also had a gate tower in the middle of the western wall. The castle was built of bricks and crude stone.