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The castle is seen here in its romantic ruin phase, which lasted from 1777 until around 1911.

West of Bruton, Castle Cary is set on the side of the oolite hills of southern Somerset, with Castle Cary Park on Lodge Hill rising steeply behind the church.

Set at the mouth of the River Conway, or Conwy, this mediaeval walled town with its famous castle, one of Edward I's 'iron ring' around Wales, is still remarkably self-contained.

The castle has wonderful views from its escarpment overlooking the Welland Valley, notably from the Salvin Tower.

The great castle of Edward I overpowers this scene as, of course, it was originally intended to do, and its distinctive polygonal towers distinguish it from other castles that Edward built.

The formidable 13th-century gatehouse of the castle, with four massive circular flanking towers and four portcullises in the entrance, stands on the site of a former Saxon fortress.

This Norman stronghold was built on a natural mound as an earth and timber castle in the 12th century. The massive stone keep dates from a century later.

The new church, St Peter's, seems to have been deliberately placed in a prominent position close to the market place and the approach to the castle.

The sham castle on Mow Cop is clearly visible from much of Congleton.

This view of the deserted village square shows the castle in the distance and Ye Old White Hart Inn, the white-walled building on the right.

The estate was held in the 12th century by Sir Robert Croc of Neilston, and it is from him that the castle derives its name.

Chepstow Castle was begun in 1067 by William Fitz Osbern, Lord of Breteuil. At that time Norman expansion into Wales was slow, possibly deliberately so.

The name is Danish, meaning 'new fortress', and the strategic importance of the river crossing defended by river cliffs is emphasised by the castle.

Bodiam is a 14th-century moated castle, restored, like Tattershall in Lincolnshire, by Lord Curzon.

Skipton was a centre for sheep and cattle rearing, as we can see from this busy market day scene.

All Saints' Church looks out over the marshes by Church Farm, and stands at the west gates to the castle (not now the public entrance, which is from the Wartling Road).

Simultaneous construction of the castle and town wall began in the summer of 1283. The wall, which enclosed the medieval borough, is 800 yds long with eight towers and two twin-towered gateways.

Built of honey-coloured sandstone, the old castle is in fact a 14th-century L-plan tower house built by the de Middleton family.

Westway leads us up to the elevated village dominated at the crest by a castle and Crake Hall.

The castle was besieged by the Earls of Douglas and Fife in 1387 when they captured the town.

The castle was divided into two courts: the Stone Court and the Fountain Court.

During the English Civil War, Aberystwyth was held for the King until it was surrendered by Colonel Rice Powell in April 1646; this left Raglan and Harlech as the only castles in Wales held by the Royalists

The Castle Hotel, with its fine porticoed entrance, was a popular place to stay for Taunton's Victorian visitors.

Dunstanburgh is the largest castle in Northumberland, built by Thomas, Earl of Lancaster; the licence to crenellate was granted shortly after the loss of Berwick to the Scots.