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The Normans built a wooden motte and bailey castle at Tamworth soon after the conquest on the site of the Mercian fortifications of 913, but this was replaced by the shell-keep and tower that still stand

We are looking down from the keep of Clitheroe Castle to the town below.

A glimpse through the Castle Bow towards the Castle Green. This area was once the site of the Saxon Minster and burial ground. In recent centuries the green was used for livestock markets.

The North Gate is the only part of the town's defences to survive, apart from the remains of the 12th-century castle.

Auckland Castle, also known as Auckland Palace, began as a manor house built in about 1183 by Bishop Pudsey, but it was later converted into a castle by Bishop Anthony Bek in the 14th century

Bodiam Castle was constructed in 1388, the last castle to be built in England for coastal defence.

We are looking down from the keep of Clitheroe Castle to the town below.

Hameline de Balun established the first castle here between 1085 and 1138, and it later came into the ownership of William de Braose.

The castle's downfall was in two stages. After the end of the Civil War, it was slighted (or de-fortified).

Situated six miles south-east of Mold, Caergwrle is a small castle comprising the ruins of three round towers and a polygonal turret; it was captured and destroyed in 1282.

The earliest castle here is thought to have been built by Bernard de Baliol; it consisted of a ringwork with wooden palisading protected by an outer ditch defence.

On the right is the Castle Hotel, named after Hornby Castle overlooking the River Wenning. The lower parts of the tower date from the 13th century, but it was re-built in the 19th century.

Carisbrooke's dramatic castle, rich in history, made the town a popular tourist attraction with early visitors, includ- ing the poet Tennyson, who may have incorporated aspects of the castle into his

But long before this, the rocky promontory 300ft (91m) above the sea on which the Castle is built was the scene of fortification and settlement.

The dramatic cliffs and ruined castle at Tintagel have been photographed from many angles over the years.

Built in 1796-8 on the site of the original moat, the Shire Hall of Lancaster Castle is a fascinating building.

Work on the original castle began in 1072; it was the official residence of the bishops of Durham.

The fortifications of the castle once surrounded the entire town to protect it from attack. Pembroke was also an important port and quays can still be seen under its walls.

This interior view of the castle shows the 13th-century entrance porch or gatehouse.

Described in 1549 as 'the round castle of Buitte callit Rosay of the auld', the first stone castle at Rothesay was a circular shell keep 142ft in diameter with walls 30ft high and 9ft thick; four projecting

Crickhowell Castle lies twelve miles south-east of Brecon. Originally it was a timber stronghold of the motte and bailey, and belonged to the de Turberville family.

The present Great Hall of Winchester Castle was rebuilt during the reign of Henry III.

By the time that this photograph was taken, very little of Barry Castle remained.

This idyllic view of Saltwood Castle makes us realise just how unspoiled many rural areas were only a century ago.