Castles of England Stunning Castles

Castles of England

• Stunning Castles UK its grandeur never cease to attract tourists from all over the world. High Scottish castles, ancient castles of Wales and, of course, rich castles in the heart of England. List all these residence of kings and generals impossible, but may provide some interesting ones.

Eilean Donan • Often called the most romantic castle, Eileen-Donan, located on a tiny island that lies in the fjord Loch Duyh in Scotland. After the castle was almost destroyed during the Jacobite rebellion in 1719, he lay in ruins for almost 2 centuries, but was rebuilt in the early 20 th century.

Bodian castle • Bodian castle, surrounded by a moat, is in the county of East Sussex and originally belonged to the family Delinhridzh, but now under the auspices of National Trust. Unfortunately, despite the fact that outside the castle looks exactly the same as when it was built in the 14 th century, the inner part of it lies in ruins.

Caernarfon Castle • The impressive castle of Carnarvon in north Wales, was built by King Edward I in an attempt to strengthen its dominance in the newly conquered England region. They say the unusual design of the castle intentionally to remind the walls of Constantinople as the Byzantine architecture in general.

Arundel Castle • Built on a hill overlooking the River Arun, Arundel Castle founded by Roger de Montgomery, one of the closest advisers of William the Conqueror in the 11 th century. Currently serves as the seat of the Dukes of Norfolk.

Dornoch Castle • One of the greatest buildings of the Northern Highlands of Scotland, Dornoch Castle in County Sutherland, built in the French style and owes its appearance to Sir Charles Barry, architect of Westminster Palace.

Bamburgh • Appears in many films from Elizabeth (1988) to Robin Hood (2010), Bamburgh castle rises from the rocky coast of Bamburgh, Northumberland County. Historian and TV presenter Dan Snow calls it a kind of "incredibly strong and impressive. "

Conwy Castle • One of the castles built by Edward I, Conwy Castle, topped by eight huge towers, located on a rocky speech on the north coast of Wales. They say this castle is one of the best preserved medieval fortifications in Britain.

Hever castle • Small but perfect in appearance, the castle was home childhood of Anne Boleyn, although he was later transferred to the fourth wife of Henry VIII Anne of Cleves as part of their divorce agreement. In 1903 his bought and restored the American millionaire William Waldorf Astor, who also added to the castle gardens and lake.

Windsor Castle • In contrast to the tiny Hever represent Windsor Castle, probably the oldest and largest residential castle in the world and a favorite vacation spot Queen.

Leeds Castle • Leeds Castle, near Maidstone in Kent, was the favorite residences royals from King Edward I of King Henry VIII. Rare black swans living in his den, probably boule donated Winston Churchill, who in turn gave them to the castle.

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