Castles and Fortifications

A look at Castles and Fortifications throughout History.

Tower of London

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/tower-of-london 31st Jul 2021 - Located on The Thames River near Central London, England - The Tower of London is one of Britain's oldest defensive structures. Built by William The C …

Kuruwa Walls

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/kuruwa-walls 31st Jul 2021 - Kuruwa Walls were a specific type of Castle Support Fortification, developed in Feudal Japan around the 10th Century AD. The type and it's subsequent …

Dregely Castle

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/dregely-castle 31st Jul 2021 - Located in Nograd Country, Hungary – Dregely Castle was built in a 1,500 foot plateau top in The Borzony Mountains. It is a typical Hilltop Cast …

Fort Bard

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/fort-bard 31st Jul 2021 - Structures dating back to the 5th Century have been found on the site of Fort Bard (located in Northwestern Italy above The Town of Aosta). A smaller …

White Castle

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/white-castle 31st Jul 2021 - White Castle is located in Monmouthshire, Wales. A defensive structure part of a “Three Castle” defensive structures system, it dates to t …

Gravensteen Castle

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/gravensteen-castle 31st Jul 2021 - Located in Ghent, Belgium – Gravensteen was constructed in 1180. It's initial design was based on 2nd Crusade structures seen in the Middle East …

Coinsbrough Castle

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/coinsbrough-castle 31st Jul 2021 - Located in Conisbrough, South Yorkshire, England – Conisbrough Castle is an 11th Century defensive structure built under commission of William T …

Jasenov Castle

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/jasenov-castle 31st Jul 2021 - Located in Jasenov, Slovakia – Jasenov Castle was built on a 1,200 foot limestone bedrock in the 13th Century. Classified as a Hilltop Castle, t …

Sciuta Towers

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/sciuta-towers 31st Jul 2021 - The Sciuta Tower System was a series of Offensive, Defensive and Forward Observation Posts devised and constructed by Ottoman Forces, during their ini …

Castle Stalker

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/castle-stalker 31st Jul 2021 - Castle Stalker is located on an outcropping on Loch Laich, - in Port Appin, Argyll, Scotland. Classed as an “Island Castle”, it is complet …

Tutbury Castle

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/tutbury-castle 31st Jul 2021 - One of Britain's most "Haunted" of Medieval Castles. Built in 1071 by Norman Lords, it has become a hotbed of some famous "Spooks". In fact, even in t …

De Renin Towers

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/de-renin-towers 31st Jul 2021 - The De Renin Watchers were a series of fortified, defensive Watchtowers and Observation Posts, built throughout The Island of Malta and several other …