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The mail and passenger ship 'Hawarden Castle', along with her sister ships the 'Dunrobin Castle' and the 'Norham Castle', were operated from Dartmouth by the Donald Currie Line from 1871-

Colchester Castle—the largest Norman Keep ever built—stands on the site of the Roman temple of Claudius, which was destroyed during the Boudiccan rebellion of AD60.

We are looking down from Castle Park to Castle Hill and the city beyond. The Castle gateway is out of shot on the left.

Here we see the castle as it is today without its mantle of ivy. It is still a popular tourist attraction - note the figures looking down on the visitors from Marten`s Tower.

Here we have a general view of Halton and its castle from the west. The castle was built by the new Norman lord of the manor of Halton, Nigel Fitzwilliam, in around 1071.

Overlooking Minard Bay, an inlet on the north side of Loch Fyne, stands the 19th-century Minard Castle.

Completed in 1731, Rokeby was designed by its owner, the amateur architect Sir Thomas Robinson, son-in-law of Lord Carlisle of Castle Howard.

The castle was built in 1539, and came under the control of the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports. In 1648 the castle was captured by Colonel Nathaniel Rich for Parliament.

The Castle Grounds are dominated by the Norman castle keep. The castle was besieged in 1088, when Bishop Odo fortified it against his nephew, William Rufus.

In the background are the castle mansions and the Free Church. To the right behind the houses is Tower Hill, the site of Gourock Castle. Built in 1747 the castle was demolished before the Great War.

In the background are the ruins of Bolton Castle, which was built by Richard Scrope in the 1380s.

In the background are the ruins of Bolton Castle, which was built by Richard Scrope in the 1380s.

Piel Castle passed directly to the monarch, and during the threat of the Spanish Armada efforts were made to upgrade the castle.

We are looking past John Carr's Green Bridge towards the magnificent castle - a true picture of medieval England.

The castle dominates the old town, originally founded by the Romans who built the first castle - one of their chain of forts along the Saxon shore.

The castle was built by Richard, Lord Scrope some eighteen years after being granted a licence to crenellate by Richard II.

By the late 1960s the RDSC had replaced their paddlers with three motor ferries: the 'Conway Castle', the 'Seymour Castle', and the 'Cardiff Castle', the latter skippered by Bill Rehberg,

We are looking west towards the Green Bridge, with the castle rock more visible here. The young woman on the right needs her parasol, because Castle Walk is a south-facing sun trap.

During the revolt of 1294 the Welsh won a victory at Denbigh: it is unclear as to whether this refers to a pitched battle, taking the castle, or the town, or any combination of these three.

, Bishop of Lincoln and lord of the manor, who replaced the original Norman timber fortress with one of stone, employing Ranulph of Durham to build the gatehouse; Newark thus became one of the finest castles

Rufus Castle 1890 The ruins of the Norman castle, probably named Rufus after the second Norman king, is situated high above Church Ope Cove.

Labourers have been clearing coppice wood beside the lane from Lostwithiel to Restormel Castle.

Penrith Castle was built by William Strickland, later Bishop of Carlisle, who was given permission to build Penrith Castle in 1397, following the sacking of the town by raiding Scots in 1354.

Sir Richard Scope's formidable 14th-century castle at Castle Bolton commands extensive views over his estates in lower Wensleydale, as this view from the castle walls shows.