Our coast has also been our first line of defence. This means around the UK coastline, we have the remains of castles and forts offering a glimpse into the country’s medieval and military past.
Location is everything, and visiting a castle will also get you out in some of the most spectacular and breathtaking locations.
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Thoor Ballylee Castle is a fortified, 15th/16th century Hiberno-Norman tower house built by the septs de Burgo, or Burke. It Read more…
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Portchester Castle’s commanding location as the Solent’s defences for hundreds of years. Originally built in the late 3rd century. Covering Read more…
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Mont Orgueil Castle overlooks the harbour of Gorey. The site had been fortified in the prehistoric period, but the construction Read more…
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Today’s Carew Castle replaced an earlier stone keep and is constructed from the local Carboniferous limestone with some Tudor features Read more…
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Brodick Castle was the ancient seat of the Dukes of Hamilton although a fortress has been on the site since Read more…
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Staigue Fort is a ruined stone ringfort on the Iveragh peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. The fort is thought to Read more…
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The coastal path passes through Polzeath in one direction to Rock, and in the other through New Polzeath, Pentire Point Read more…
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Construction was started on Elizabeth Castle in the 16th century and it is located on a tidal island. Access to Read more…
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Clonque beach is a stoney/gravelly beach ideal for rock pooling. Small car park around coastal track behind Fort Tourgis. Read more…
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Bangor castle is not si much a castle but a three storey mansion house made from limestone attached to an Read more…
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Castle Acre castle, founded soon after the Conquest by the first William de Warenne, initially as a stone ‘country house’. Read more…
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Kelburn Castle dates from the 13th century and the Kelburn Estate covers an area of over 3,500 acres, starting at Read more…
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