Castles and Fortifications
A look at Castles and Fortifications throughout History.
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31st Jul 2021 - The initial Keep of de Dinan was constructed in 1382. Translated into English as "The Keep of Duchess Anne", it stands 111 feet tall. Construction was …
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31st Jul 2021 - Built near the Village of Amberley, West Sussex, in the 12th Century - This Manor House Castle was fortified around 1377. Amberley is a Rhomboid-shape …
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31st Jul 2021 - A Mamelon is a French conceived, hastily constructed fortification – commonly seen during The Crimean War (1855). These were ''breast shaped'' e …
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31st Jul 2021 - Not much is known of this fortress. Dating from 1333, it is located near the Town of Srebrenik - in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Considered one of the best …
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31st Jul 2021 - Completed in 1385 - Bodiam Castle is near Robertsbridge, in East Essex, England. An example of on of Europe's "Water Castles" (a moat, pond or l …
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31st Jul 2021 - Speculated that Portchester Castle may have been built on the site of an earlier Roman fortification (dating back to the 3rd Century), it was construc …
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31st Jul 2021 - First documented in 1406 (with it's exact construction date unknown) - Laiuse Castle was built by The Order of The Livonian Knights. As one of their m …
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31st Jul 2021 - Heralded as "The Largest Castle in England", Dover Castle was another possible Roman fortification (43 A.D.). The standing legend regarding Dover's co …
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31st Jul 2021 - Located at Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland - this structure originally served as a Roman, Ward Law and British Hill Fort (in 960 A.D.). It's current d …
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31st Jul 2021 - Located in Stuttgart Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany - this impressive structure is actually the third such built on the mountain. The first version dated …
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31st Jul 2021 - Fort Gibson was a US Army Frontier Fort that was built in 1824. It was located in Muskogee, Oklahoma. At one point, Ft. Gibson was the farthest Wester …
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31st Jul 2021 - Development of Belvoir Castle commenced in 1168, when the property was purchase by French noblemen. Given to The Military Order of Knights Hospitaller …