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Stronghold Castle, Oregon, Illinois

This Tudor-style castle was completed in 1930 as a summer home for newspaper publisher William Strong. The Stronghold Conference Center, operated by the Presbytery of Blackhawk, holds an Olde English Faire every October, with the Castle as the centerpiece.

I'm guessing this picture was taken at the Illinois castle, but does anyone know if its based off something older?  anyone seen an original?

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I'm guessing this picture was taken at the Illinois castle, but does anyone know if its based off something older?  anyone seen an original?
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There are figurals similar to this on French and English illuminated manuscripts from the 14th and 15th centuries.
see British Library http://www.imagesonline.bl.uk/

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Pencoed Castle in Wales. Pencoed Castle (pronounced PEN-coyd ) is derived from the Welsh meaning head ( top) of the wood. Pencoed Castle is the historic castle of the Morgan Family.

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Oh, a sad castle.  Looks like it's well on it's way to ruins.  I'd move in, though (just have to win a big lottery...)

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Clun Castle Clun Castle is a ruined castle in the small town of Clun, Shropshire. It is owned by the Duke of Norfolk.

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Castle Crichton in Scotland.
Crichton Castle is a short drive from Edinburgh and is found in a bleak location at the end of a track off the B6367 road near Pathhead. The existing ruin appears to be a homogenous building, with four ranges grouped around a central courtyard. However, many changes have been made since John de Crichton first built a great tower house in the late fourteenth century.

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Dussen Castle is surrounded by a castle-moat, which dates from the early 14th century. The castle was damaged during second world war. Since the latest restoration back in 1953 the castle is in use as the town-hall and it is furnished in the early renaissance style.

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Rocca di San Silvestro had its origin between the 10th and 11th century when the counts of the Gherardesca decided to exploit  the mining resources of the zone and are of this period the first traces of fortifications.

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Castello di Vignoni in the village of Bagno Vignoni. The name of this ancient suburb derives from Vignoni, castle already known in the XI century, whose traces dominate the high ground above the suburb, and from the thermal waters used since the Roman epoch, as they testify numerous archaeological finds that are found in the collection Chigi in Siena National Archaeological Museum.

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Brims Castle in Scotland, described on the registrar as Late 16th/early 17th century, small 3-storey, roofless rubble tower house with later rear (north) projected square stair tower partially masking NE corbelled bartizan with diminutive nailhead decorative detailing at base. Crowsteps and end stacks. Small rear courtyard to north with high coped rubble walls and round-headed arched entrance with worn moulded sandstone jambs. Circa 1800 2 storey, irregular 3 bay east-facing house linked to earlier building by short single storey passage. Later entrance in extreme left of east front, with later small bipartite to right (possibly blocking original doorway). 12 pane glazing; end and ridge stacks; Caithness slate roof. Interior in poor condition. Staircase with Caithness slate treads. Formerly belonged to Sinclairs of Dunbeath, no longer inhabited. Map reference ND 043 710.

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Chateau du Oedenbourg in France, is a small ruin close to the Haut-Koenigsbourg Castle. Access of the castle is prohibited and even the pathway to the ruin is recently closed due to minor landslides. good photo
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Bolkow Castle in Poland currently houses a local museum. This 13th century castle is in Selesia
main gate


walls of different ages
view of the rear
ruined tower

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Chateau du Oedenbourg...

Still trying to figure out the weird chunks in the wall.  Partial statues? 

Capt Marga

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Rocca di Montemassi in Italy. Montemassi is mentioned for the first time in historical records in the year 1076 as being in the ownership of a certain Count Ildebrando.
large photo here
huge photo here
view of restoration work

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Castle Duffus is one of the finest examples of a motte and bailey castle in Scotland. The raised ground of the motte and bailey look somewhat out of place sitting like an island in a sea of very flat farmland, but at the time of its construction its position was far more strategic. Currently the castle is slowly sinking into the earth.