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Though not a castle, the Abbey was chosen by Bruce as a depot for his stores and reserves of ammunition prior to the Battle of Bannockburn.

Near the cliffs in the distance are the remains of the castle built by Henry VIII in 1539 as part of his coastal defensive scheme; it is one of the four he constructed in Kent.

The Victorian stepped gables, porch and Tudor-style windows of Old Castle House beyond mask a timber building of c1600. The adjoining Victoria Cottage with round-topped windows is dated 1839.

The unfortunate earl was taken prisoner and carted off to his own castle at Pontefract, where he was beheaded.

By the time the castle was finished in around 1200, Richmond had grown in size; a market has been held here since 1155.

This photograph is similar to H276053, and was taken from outside Castle Buildings. The old building on the right, which still houses Lloyds bank, dates from the early 1900s.

Bruce Castle Park can be seen just beyond the trees. This is an interesting shot, taken at that moment when the area was being transformed from the semi-rural into a full-blown Edwardian suburb.

Almost no building work was carried out at Dudley Castle for the 200 years between 1340 and 1540, but in 1540 John Dudley, later Duke of Northumberland, set about rebuilding the residential block on

It was named King's Ride because King George III used to ride this way on his return to Windsor Castle.

Mark Twain expected his perfect piece of England to have a castle and the odd ruin.

One of Anglesey's best-known sailing resorts, at the eastern end of the Menai Strait, Beaumaris was founded by Edward I, who built one of his great castles here, although it was never finished.

Until the early 19th century, Dunoon was nothing more than a small village clustered around a castle.

The lane descends to Castle Street, from where this vies was taken; we see St Osyths, a good brick house of 1700 with earlier timber-framed ranges, and the farmhouse to the Prebendal.

This pleasant stone-built market town, on the western side of the lovely vale of Clwyd, climbs the hillside crowned by its ruinous castle.

Shortly after this photograph was taken, in 1899, the future George V stayed here; part of the castle was destroyed by fire in the 1920s.

We are in a marshy area—Amberley Wild Brooks, beside the tidal and navigable River Arun.The castle was a fortified manor of the Bishops of Chichester; it was crenellated c1377 to defend the coastal

The original Jack Straw's Castle pub was destroyed by bombs during the Second World War; it was rebuilt in the early 1960s by the noted Classical architect Raymond Erith in Georgian Gothick

In medieval times the town boasted a castle, a port and a church, which were overwhelmed by the sands in the early 16th century.

One of the finest fortresses in England, Dover Castle traces its history back to the Iron Age earthworks on the site.

It was from Brancepeth in November 1569 that the rebel earls of Westmorland and Northumberland launched their attack on Barnard Castle, which was being held for Queen Elizabeth by Sir George Bowes.

In 2003, the museum at Clitheroe Castle made a film about the witches' lives and deaths.

The Castle is just visible in the centre of the picture. The marshland is part of the Parrog and now houses a thriving caravan park.

Apart from the castle, this is the highest part of Clitheroe, 300ft above sea level. It is here that the morris and folk dancing takes place at the Clitheroe Folk Festival.

Once a centre of the Wealden ironworking industry, Lamberhurst is today known for its fine vineyard of 32 acres, for the 770-acre Bewl Water Reservoir, and for the attractive fairytale Scotney Castle,