Historic Castles & Fortifications
A selection of 20 fortified sites across the United Kingdom, spanning Iron Age hill forts, Roman forts along Hadrian’s Wall, medieval castles and ruined 19th‑century estates. Entries highlight surviving curtain walls, motte-and-bailey earthworks, Renaissance state apartments, national‑trust properties and coastal artillery forts, with locations from Shetland to Cornwall.
A Edinburgh Castle
Historic fortress and national monument with a history dating back to the 9th century, featuring royal artifacts and panoramic views of the city.
B Palace of Holyroodhouse
Historic royal palace featuring Renaissance architecture, state apartments, gardens, and abbey ruins. It serves as the official residence of the British monarch in Scotland.
C Invergarry Castle
Invergarry Castle in the Scottish Highlands was the seat of the Chiefs of the Clan MacDonell of Glengarry, a powerful branch of the Clan…
D Thurso Castle
Thurso Castle is a ruined 19th-century castle, located in Thurso, Caithness, in the Scottish Highlands.
E Drum Castle
Drum Castle is a castle near Drumoak in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. For centuries it was the seat of the chief of Clan Irvine.
F Crathes Castle
Crathes Castle is a castle, built in the 16th century, near Banchory in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
G Winchester Castle
Winchester Castle is a medieval building in Winchester, Hampshire, England. It was founded in 1067.
H Wolvesey Castle
Ruined medieval bishop’s palace and castle-keep beside Winchester Cathedral; substantial masonry remains of 12th–14th century structure managed as an English Heritage site.
I Castle Drogo
Castle Drogo is a country house and mixed-revivalist castle near Drewsteignton, Devon, England.
J Dundrum Castle
Dundrum Castle, a ruin standing over the town of Dundrum, County Down, Northern Ireland, must not to be confused with Dundrum Castle in…
K Brough Castle
Brough Castle is a ruined castle in the village of Brough, Cumbria, England.
L Featherstone Castle
Featherstone Castle, a Grade I listed building, is a large Gothic style country mansion situated on the bank of the River South Tyne about…
M Clough Castle
Clough Castle is an 11th century Anglo-Norman motte-and-bailey castle located in Clough, County Down, Northern Ireland.
N Denbigh Castle
Denbigh Castle and town walls were built to control the lordship of Denbigh after the Conquest of Wales by Edward I of England in 1282.
O Denbigh Castle
Built after Edward I’s 1282 conquest of Wales to control the lordship of Denbigh; notable for its extensive town walls, gatehouses and surviving masonry defenses.
P Birdoswald Roman Fort
Birdoswald Roman Fort was known as Banna in Roman times, reflecting the geography of the site on a triangular spur of land bounded by…
Q British Camp
British Camp is an Iron Age hill fort located at the top of Herefordshire Beacon in the Malvern Hills.
Fort Charlotte
Fort Charlotte in the centre of Lerwick, Shetland, is an artillery fort, roughly five sided, with bastions on each of three landward…
Old Winchester Hill Iron Age Fort
Iron Age hillfort on chalk downland with visible ramparts and Bronze Age barrows; open access via public footpaths and notable for unimproved grassland habitat.
Friskney Hall
Fortification and archaeological site at Friskney; earthwork remains recorded in local heritage surveys.
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