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This view of Windsor is one of the most famous in England, with the great royal castle on its 100ft ridge above the river.

Dunster is one of the most picturesque of Somerset's small towns; its long Market Place rises from the Yarn Market, or market cross, an octagonal structure of 1589, to the castle gatehouse with the castle

Note also the sign for the Castle Hotel just visible to the right of the castle tower. The hotel has since been demolished.

This much fought-over castle dominates the skyline of the Isle of Purbeck. The Saxon King Edward was murdered here in 978.

A mile south of the main road, on a spur some 80 feet high on the edge of the Pevensey Levels, lies the parish church of Herstmonceux and this spectacular brick-built castle.

Castle Combe was originally the site of a Roman villa; the Normans built a castle here, and for centuries the village was a centre for cloth weaving.

This photograph was taken from Windmill Hill, the only point in the town that is higher than the castle. The road curving up to the left of the castle is Roydon Road, known at this time as Zulu Road.

the present Carreg Cennen dates from the late 13th century, though the site has historical links with the ancient commote of Is-Cennen, and sections of the south and west curtain walls might date from a castle

In ancient times the Kingdom of Strathclyde, which covered a significant part of south-west Scotland, had its capital at Dumbarton, and Viking raiders continually laid siege to the castle on the Rock.

Bramber is located at the foot of a Norman castle guarding the tidal River Adur.The village was a popular coach trip destination from the coastal resorts; now visitors travel in their cars.

Here we see the paddle steamer 'Brodick Castle' at Bournemouth Pier. She was built in 1878 for service in Scotland.

His son, Sir Walter, served as Treasurer of England to Henry V, and he extended the castle in the 1420s, adding among other things the east gate, seen here covered with ivy.

Pontefract Castle has played more than its fair share in some of the murkier episodes in England's history.

Built from English bricks which were transported to Caister by sea, this castle dates from the time of Henry VI. In 1449 it belonged to Sir John Falstolf.

Only the castle is a reminder of past conflicts between Welsh and English. A Welsh castle, built in the early 13th century, it was later refashioned by Edward I after he defeated the Welsh in 1282.

The first castle at Lancaster was built by Roger de Poitou, though the massive stone keep was added about 1170.

A prominent Norman castle mound, the remains of the town walls, including Prince Rupert's Gateway, the castle hall and St Mary de Castro church form the finest historic enclave in the city.

By 1818 the prison within the castle was already considered inadequate despite only having been built in 1779 and plans were drawn up for a new prison in the outer ward.

This 13th-century castle, home of the Comyn family, is built in the form of a square, with round towers at the corners.

Inverary Castle, the 18th-century home of the Dukes of Argyll, was designed by Roger Morris and Robert Mylne and completed in about 1780.

This, the south gate to the castle keep, is today the main entrance, but it is thought that in the castle's heyday the north gate was the main access.

Tantallon Castle perches on top of cliffs overlooking the Firth of Forth. It was once the seat of the powerful Douglas family, wardens of the Border Marches and lords of Galloway.

Next door is the Eynsford Castle public house, so-called because it stood opposite the entrance to the ruin of a Norman castle.

The only action the castle ever saw was when it was 'captured' from its garrison of just seven men by two Jacobites, who then flew their flag for a few hours before they were eventually thrown out.