Castles!- Large Photos

DonaCatalina · July 03, 2011, 12:26:43 PM

Holloko Castle overlooks a vaillage of the same name in Hungary.
map coordinates 47.997618, 19.581945
The castle was probably built late in the thirteenth century; a diploma dated in 1310 mentions the name Castrum Hollokew.

DonaCatalina · July 04, 2011, 09:39:24 PM

Killyleagh Castle is a castle in the village of Killyleagh, County Down, Northern Ireland.
map coordinates 54.4025, -5.6542
Killyleagh was settled in the 12th century by Norman knight John de Courcy who built fortifications on the site of the castle in 1180, as part of a series of fortifications around Strangford Lough for protection from the Vikings.

DonaCatalina · July 05, 2011, 05:17:58 AM

Babak Castle is a large citadel on the top of a mountain in the Arasbaran forests, Iran.
map coordinates 38.837281, 46.980777
It has been identified as the stronghold of B?bak Khorramdin (~798-838AD), the leader of the Khurramites in Azerbaijan who fought the Islamic caliphate of Abbassids.

DonaCatalina · July 06, 2011, 04:58:09 AM

The Citadel of Arbil (or Erbil) is a fortified tell or occupied mound, inside the historical city centre of Arbil in Iraq.
map coordinates 36.191, 44.009
The earliest evidence for occupation of the citadel mound dates to the 5th millennium BC, and possibly earlier. It has been claimed that the site is the oldest continuously inhabited fortress or town in the world.

DonaCatalina · July 07, 2011, 05:07:35 AM

Castlepook or Castle Pook is located in the Republic of Ireland.
map coordinates 52.253547, -8.563981
Castle Pook is a Norman style castle built in 1380 by the Synan family.

DonaCatalina · July 08, 2011, 04:58:39 AM

Castel Manfrino (or Macchia) lies above the municipality of Valle Castellana in Italy.
map coordinates 42.747564 , 13.589615
It owes its name to Manfred of Swabia , son of Frederick II , is also mentioned in documents as Castrum Maccle, the castro of Macchia. The castle was built at the behest of Manfred of Sicily sometime around 1250.

DonaCatalina · July 09, 2011, 08:59:32 AM

Penukonda or Penu Konda is a medieval castle and small town in the Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh, India.
map coordinates 14.067477, 77.586426
The outer walls crown the entire mountaintop and the older portion of the town. The castle and fortress was originally by the Holsayas between the 10th and the 14th centuries.

http://www.hoparoundindia.com/cityimages/andhra-pradesh/bigimages/Penukonda-Penukonda%20Fort-1.JPG

DonaCatalina · July 10, 2011, 02:22:25 PM

Castello Aragonese stands on a volcanic rock off the coast of Ischia, Italy.
map coordinates 40.731681, 13.965164
The castle was built in 1438 by Alfonso of Aragon on top of ruins that dated from 474 BC.

DonaCatalina · July 11, 2011, 04:59:45 AM

Vilaka Castle is a castle in the historical region of Latgale, in eastern Latvia.
map coordinates 57.194033, 27.689578
Built by Archbishopric of Riga in 1342 as a wooden castle, rebuilt as a stone castle after 1516.

DonaCatalina · July 12, 2011, 05:02:35 AM

Clervaux Castle (also known in Luxembourgish as Schlass Klierf) is in the town of Clervaux in northern Luxembourg.
map coordinates 50.054444, 6.029444
The oldest parts of the castle from the 12th century were built by Gerard, Count of Sponheim, a brother of the Count of Vianden.

DonaCatalina · July 13, 2011, 05:01:24 AM

Waardenburg Castle, or Weerdenburg sometimes called, is a medieval castle located in Waardenburg in the municipality Neerijnen, Netherlands.
map coordinates 51.831667, 5.266389
It is rare that the exact foundation date of the castle is known, as for the "the Waardenburg" they do. On 5 August 1265 gave Count Otto II of Gelre Hiern the villages, Neerijnen and Opijnen to Rudolph de Cocq, (spelling altered to avoid word substitution) a knight, who in return his belongingsin Rhenoy ceded.

DonaCatalina · July 14, 2011, 05:04:08 AM

Castle Hoensbroek or Gebrookhoes (Castle Gebrook) is one of the largest castles in the Netherlands.
map coordinates 50.916944, 5.918056
There was a motte-and-bailey dated from around 1225. In 1250 a fortified manor was built on the location of the present castle. The oldest part of the current castle, notably the tall round tower, dates from around 1360, when it was built by Herman Hoen.

DonaCatalina · July 15, 2011, 04:55:23 AM

In honor of my new Grand-Dog, let us visit France.
Château d'Éguilly is a castle in the commune of Éguilly in the Côte-d'Or département of France.
map coordinates 47.303333, 4.504167
Constructed on the site of a Gallo-Roman castle (a Roman road still crosses the present castle courtyard), the 12th century strongpoint with solid ramparts was gradually altered towards the 15th century to be used as a residence for an archbishop.

DonaCatalina · July 16, 2011, 07:44:20 AM

Château d'Époisses is a castle in the Burgundy region of France.
map coordinates 47.5074, 4.1711
Castle Époisses would be, if we are to believe the tradition, prior to the sixth century .Queen Brunhild would indeed frequently stayed with her grand-son Thierry, the young king of Burgundy. In the twelfth century , the castle passed successively into the hands of the family of Montbard.

DonaCatalina · July 17, 2011, 10:31:06 AM

Holt Castle is located in the village of Holt Fleet, England.
map coordinates 52.260931, -2249686
At the time of his death Sir John Beauchamp of Holt, Lord of Beauchamp, Baron of Kidderminster, had manors, estates and properties throughout the Midland shires and beyond. Holt was still however his principal manor. It is thought that John Beauchamp built Holt Castle around 1378. The only surviving original portion of which is the square tower that dominates the west elevation, with fifteenth and sixteenth century additions behind.