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The castle appears to have no recorded history.

Skelton Castle stands in beautiful grounds. Here we see the old moat, which was landscaped and, as shown here, included an elaborate enclosed formal rose garden.

The extensive remains of Piel Castle date from the early 14th century, and are located on Piel Island to the south of Barrow in Furness.

The cliffs and castle are sublime, with plunging chasms and precipices, and rough fragments of wall, bastion and gateway bound by china clay mortar.

With blissful symmetry the horizon here is occupied by Cardiff Castle - the iconic home of the Bute family, facilitators of the modern city and much of its wealth.

This picture looking across the river into the town shows the Salutation Hotel in the centre and the castle dominating the horizon to the right.

The bells are preserved in Howth Castle.

Another view of the charming seaside town and port, this time looking to the prominent landmark, the 70 ft mound and ruined castle of 1821.

Through the generosity of Sir Stafford and Lady Howard, the inhabitants of Llanelli are in possession of Bryncaerau Castle and the park, which covers about twenty-five acres.

A fine study taken from the pier, showing the vast bulk of the castle towering above the little seaside town which has grown up in its shadow.

This picture clearly shows how densely packed the town is below the castle. St Mary's Church can be seen on the left with its low tower.

This view within the courtyard of the castle shows it after the 1770s stripping out to a hollow shell for the building of Herstmonceux Place, a house designed by Samuel Wyatt.

The old fort seen on the headland of Castle Point was completed in 1781 and boasted eight cannons, each capable of firing a nine or twelve- pound shot.

The remains of the 13th-century castle are on the hill beyond the houses. The Pier, which has now been removed, and the slipway are to the left.

The junction of Castle Street and Water Street, outside the Town Hall, has always been one of the busiest in Liverpool, and a natural meeting place.

Situated a few miles south-east of Holywell, Halkyn is not really a castle but a castellated country house, one of a number once owned by the Dukes of Westminster.

The castle is a sad ruin. Alec Clifton Taylor said of it that 'like all flint ruins, it is amorphous and wholly unpicturesque'.

Tregenna Castle is still one of St Ives' best known hotels, and now boasts a golf course amongst its many facilities.

This view shows part of the original castle moat, which was drained in 1862. At that time the rose garden was created, which lies within this beautiful woodland setting.

Still referred to as Wisbech Castle, the Regency villa built by Joseph Medworth, about 1816, is the least impressive of the buildings to have born that name.

Little is known of the castle's history, though we know it was besieged by Robert, Earl of Gloucester in 1142 during the troublesome reign of King Stephen.

The Sealed Knot stage re-enactments of the 1648 assault on Scarborough Castle with musket, pike and cannon.

The reduction of this castle of Edward I, built in around 1275, was thorough. The chimney stacks behind speak of a different kind of power, that of industry.

In the distance is the ruined McDougall fortress of Dunollie Castle, which overlooks the Firth of Lorne.