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Baron Serlo de Burg built the first castle at Knaresborough, and during the reign of King John the fortress was also a royal arsenal for the manufacture of crossbow quarrels.

These old stone cottages lie on the approach to Skelton Castle, and the wide gateway to the left beyond them is the start of the driveway up to the castle.

Patterson's other work included Chillingham Castle (1803) and the rebuilding of Brancepeth Castle (1817) for William Russell of Sunderland at a cost in excess of £120,000.

The castle was erected on a red sandstone spur from locally quarried limestone.

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

Billy Banks Wood, prominent in views from Castle Walk, is ancient 'hanging' woodland clinging to limestone rock on the south bank of the River Swale just west of Richmond Castle.

18th-century cottages in Main Street at West Lulworth, looking westwards from the wide triangle of highway and grass beside the Castle Inn.

We are looking down Castle Hill, by the wall of Lancaster Castle. St Mary's Parade is to the left, going up to the church. The Judge's Lodgings are at the bottom of Castle Hill down the lane.

In 1254, as a young prince, he was granted the trilateral castles of White Castle, Grosmont and Skenfrith.

The first castle on this site was built in the 11th century; it was improved by subsequent owners until the 1470s, when Lord Hastings dismantled it.

The path beckons the visitor to venture into the woods to discover the story that this castle might tell.

Perched high on its hill, Alton Castle dominates the area. It was rebuilt in the 15th century, then badly damaged during the Civil War, and rebuilt again.

Bodiam Castle was constructed in 1388, the last castle to be built in England for coastal defence.

There was certainly a castle here of sorts in 1106, as Robert Curthose, elder son of the Conqueror, was held prisoner here after being defeated at Tinchebrai.

An evocative view from the north-east of the part of the town immediately below the Castle and the impressive Castle and prison itself.

Crickhowell Castle lies 12 miles south-east of Brecon. The original stronghold was a timber motte and bailey, and belonged to the de Turberville family.

Only the keep of the castle now survives.

Here we see the ruined keep of Farnham Castle, romantically clothed with vegetation. Most English monarchs from Edward I to Queen Victoria have been entertained here.

Harlech Castle, built 1283-1290 for Edward I by Master James of St George, the military achitect, as a statement of his military power.

Along with Etal, Ford Castle once formed a second line of defence against the Scots; the front line consisted of the fortresses at Wark, Berwick and Norham.

Soon after the Conquest, the Normans built a wooden motte and bailey castle at Tamworth on the site of the Mercian fortifications of 913.This was replaced by the shell-keep and tower, which still

The town of Bodiam is dominated by one of the most picturesque castles in England, set within a broad moat filled with golden carp.

, 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

Built on the site of a 9th-century royal manor house, Leeds Castle became a royal fortress on the accession of Edward I.