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- Scotland's Castles and Historic Houses - Articles, with photographs and plans, on Traquair, Mary Queen of Scots House, Linlithgow Palace, Hermitage Castle, Castle Urquhart, Crichton Castle, Strome Castle, Threave Castle and Caerlaverock Castle, from Scotland HolidayNet.
- Castles Castles - Andy Catling provides an overview of the history of medieval castles and the society that built them plus a comparison with Victorian mock castles - accompanied by photographs.
- Lego Castles - Nineteen Lego accurate models of historical castles such as Chillon Castle, Chateau d'Etampes, and Hever Castle.
- Castles of Britain - US-based Castles Unlimited offers a commercial research service. Lists of castles; photo gallery; ground plans and bird's-eye views of a few castles; general background articles; glossary.
- Berkshire Castles and Country Houses - Histories of all the castles and many of the country houses of Berkshire. Castles include small mottes to the largest inhabited castle in the World.
- Historical Lego Castles - Nineteen accurate Lego models of historical castles such as Chillon Castle, Chateau d'Etampes, and Hever Castle.
- Castles of the Middle Ages - An introduction to castles - their purpose, rooms, and defenses - and descriptions of some of the most famous in the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain and Eastern Europe. Includes weddings in castles.
- Castles and Castle Ruins in the Netherlands - Enthusiast Marko Tjemmes supplies clear histories of castles close to his home in Rotterdam, illustrated with photographs, earlier images and ground plans. Bibliography.
- Castles and Fortresses in 3D - Jeffrey Cooper's photographs of castles and fortresses in Europe, including some in three dimensions, with instructions on how to view.
- Castles and Towers in Scotland - Online database of historic castles by regions of Scotland from Highland Traveller. Photograph, outline history and visitor information for each.
Wikipedia Articles
- Castles in Britain - Castles that existed in England at the time of the Norman Conquest seem to have offered little resistance to William of Normandy, who, in order effectually to guard against invasions from without as well as to awe his newly-acquired subjects, immediately began to erect castles all over the kingdom, and likewise to repair and augment the old ones. Besides, as he had parcelled out the lands of the English amongst his followers, they, to protect themselves from the resentment of the despoiled natives, built strongholds and castles on their estates, and these ...
- List of fictional castles - This is a list of fictional castles. Also see the list of fictional airborne castles.
- Castles N' Coasters - Castles N' Coasters is an amusement park in Phoenix, Arizona, featuring the Desert Storm Rollercoaster. Castles N' Coasters is located in northwest Phoenix, near Metrocenter Mall and just off I-17.
- List of castles in the United States - This is a list of castles in the United States. Note that none can properly be described as true castles.
- Castles (computer game) - Castles is a classic DOS-based PC game developed by Quicksilver and published by Interplay Entertainment in the late 1980's, using CGA/EGA/VGA graphics and supporting AdLib MIDI sound, as well as a mouse interface. The game involves the construction of a series of castles on the western coast of England during the 11th century.