Stirling Castle, located in Stirling, is one of the largest and most historically and architecturally important castles in Scotland. The castle sits atop...
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Edinburgh Castle is a historic castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. It stands on Castle Rock, which has been occupied by humans since at least the Iron Age...
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Pictures and ABC Studios. Created by Andrew W. Marlowe, it primarily traces the lives of Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion), a best-selling mystery novelist...
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Gowran where James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond built Gowran Castle in 1385. The family had become wealthy and James bought Kilkenny Castle in 1391 and established...
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of James II, James III and James IV respectively. In March 1500, before his marriage to Margaret Tudor, James IV gave the keeping of Doune Castle and...
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that they built the castle in its present form around the 1440s. The Stewarts' relative King James IV of Scotland visited the castle, and a drunken bet...
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James W. Pumphrey (September 12, 1832 – March 16, 1906) was a livery stable owner in Washington, D.C., who played a minor role in the events surrounding...
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the Farquharsons of Auchendryne. In 1798, James Duff, 2nd Earl Fife, acquired Balmoral and leased the castle. Sir Robert Gordon, a younger brother of George...
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ground. In 1428, James I, in his effort to bring the Highlanders to heel, summoned fifty clan chiefs to a parley at Inverness Castle. However, "where...
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Belvoir Castle (/ˈbiːvər/ BEE-vər) is a faux historic castle and stately home in Leicestershire, England, situated 6 mi (10 km) west of the town of Grantham...
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50°45′47″N 1°16′14″W / 50.763056°N 1.270556°W / 50.763056; -1.270556 Norris Castle is located on the Isle of Wight. It was designed by James Wyatt for Lord...
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James was the last monarch in Great Britain to be killed in battle and was succeeded by his son James V. Born on 17 March 1473 at Stirling Castle, James...
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56°42′15″N 2°35′57″W / 56.7043°N 2.5992°W / 56.7043; -2.5992 Kinnaird Castle is a 15th-century castle near Brechin in Angus, Scotland. The castle has been home...
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castle Fortified house Hill castle Hillside castle Island castle Lowland castle Ordensburg Ridge castle Spur castle Toll castle Water castle Castle features:...
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Knockderry Castle, is a house on the Shore Road in Cove on the Rosneath Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland. Designed by Alexander "Greek"...
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Urquhart Castle (/ˈɜːrkərt/ UR-kərt; Scottish Gaelic: Caisteal na Sròine) is a ruined castle that sits beside Loch Ness in the Highlands of Scotland....
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Studies Group (2006). "Arundel Castle Review" (PDF). Castle Studies Group Bulletin. 19: 8. Sheppard, F. H. W. (1960). "'St. James's Square: No 31, Norfolk House'...
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Culzean castle & gardens Culzean Castle, 1890s photograph Etching of Culzean Castle by James Fittler from Scotia Depicta, published 1804 Culzean Castle from...
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James Castle (September 25, 1899 – October 26, 1977) was an American artist born in Garden Valley, Idaho. Although Castle did not know about the art world...
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made or lost money. In 1989, Castle Rock was supported by another backer, Group W, a subsidiary of Westinghouse. Castle Rock has also produced several...
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"Epilogue". Dundurn Castle: Sir Allan MacNab and his Hamilton Home. James Lorimer & Company Ltd. pp. 91–92. ISBN 978-1-55028-988-6. Pound, Richard W. (2005). Fitzhenry...
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Dunnottar Castle (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Fhoithear, "fort on the shelving slope") is a ruined medieval fortress located upon a rocky headland on the north-eastern...
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53°41′44″N 1°18′14″W / 53.69556°N 1.30389°W / 53.69556; -1.30389 Pontefract (or Pomfret) Castle is a castle ruin in the town of Pontefract, in West...
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Taymouth Castle is situated to the north-east of the village of Kenmore, Perth and Kinross, in the Highlands of Scotland, in an estate which encompasses...
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Hermitage Castle is a semi-ruined castle in the border region of Scotland. It stands in the remote valley of the Hermitage Water, part of Liddesdale in...
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Drummond Castle is located in Perthshire, Scotland. The castle is known for its gardens, described by Historic Environment Scotland as "the best example...
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Santa Bárbara Castle (Valencian: Castell de Santa Bàrbara, Spanish: Castillo de Santa Bárbara) is a fortification in the center of Alicante, Spain. It...
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reform. The castle fell into disuse after the fall of the Second Mexican Empire in 1867. In 1867, the explorer James F. Elton wrote the castle was not "surpassed...
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the British Museum. The castle was built between 1811 and 1820. Major schemes of interior decoration were carried out by A.W.N. Pugin in 1849–1850. Eastnor...
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Warwick Castle is a medieval castle developed from a wooden fort, originally built by William the Conqueror during 1068. Warwick is the county town of...
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