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One of the very finest fortresses in England, Dover Castle dominates the town and harbour below, with the top of the keep standing 465 feet above sea level.

Originally a wooden Saxon fortress built on two islands in a natural moat formed by the river Len, it was transformed into a solid stone castle at the beginning of the 12th century by the Norman baron

Carrickfergus was to share the tumults which the castle brought, but the town we see here was busy and prosperous, with markets twice a week and five linen mills needing workers.

Hidden in the trees is the entrance to Chilham Castle, originally Norman. It is said to be haunted by a ghostly grey lady.

Swings, Punch and Judy, and to the left, the Castle Coffee House Refreshment Tent, all served to attract the visitor to this seaside resort.

Swings, Punch and Judy, and to the left, the Castle Coffee House Refreshment Tent, all served to attract the visitor to this seaside resort.

Seen from the north-west bank of the River Trent, the castle appears foreshortened; but the wall in this view is that half of the east curtain wall that survived the 1650s demolition, with the gatehouse

The town has a superb situation on the chalk ridge, with a castle south of the High Street; the ridge is cut through by the River Wey.

The most famous tree of Wyre Forest is perhaps the Whitty Pear, 50ft high, a descendant of the specimen presented by Robert Woodward of Arley Castle.

One of the very finest fortresses in England, Dover Castle dominates the town and harbour below, with the top of the keep standing 465 feet above sea level.

Castle. The local coastline is noted for Martello coastal defence towers, dating from the Napoleonic Wars.

In 1620 the castle was in such a run-down state that only the Eagle Tower and the King's Tower were roofed.

The astonishing thing about Colchester Castle is the fact that it is built around the podium of the great Roman temple dedicated to the God- Emperor Claudius, whose legions had begun the conquest

The castle, re-built in stone from 1189 by William Marshall, Earl of Pembroke, keeps a broody watch on the town - as it has always done. Henry Tudor, the future King Henry VII, was born here in 1457.

Sandsend is made up of two sections, each standing on the outflow of fast-flowing streams from high up on the Mulgrave estate - its castle has origins as coastal defence in the days of Charles II.

Priory and promptly gave it to the Sussex Archaeological Society, a pro-active antiquarian society that also owns Anne of Cleves House Museum in Lewes, Fishbourne Roman Palace and Lewes Castle

Along with Deal and Sandown, Walmer was one of the 'Three Castles which keep the Downs'.

The castle was probably begun by Roger de Lacy in 1080, and it was Sir John de Dinan who built the chapel with its unusual circular nave in 1130.

A 7th-century castle, built for King Edwin of Northumbria, can still be identified by a mound.

Originally a wooden Saxon fortress built on two islands in a natural moat formed by the river Len, it was transformed into a solid stone castle at the beginning of the 12th century by the Norman baron

Six hundred years later, another invading army made Old Sarum its defensive home: the inner fortifications now contained a Norman castle and a cathedral.

The castle was first recorded in 1130 as Beleder; the building seen today is a remodelling in yellow ironstone by architect James Wyatt in 1801 for the 5th Duchess of Rutland.

The photographer stood with his back to the impressive medieval castle motte to look across The Hollow into Borough Street and the town, with its excellent array of mainly 18th-century

This castellated building dating from 1877 was designed for Henry Lowther, 3rd Earl of Lonsdale to guard the entrance to the drive up to Lowther Castle.