Castles

The first Motte and Bailey Castle was built at Mont Glonme on the River Loire in France in 990 - so the Normans were used to using the castle to dominate their tenants under the feudal system. The Normans also brought feudalism to England. Prior to the Norman invasion in 1066 led by William the Conqueror there were hardly any castles in England and the ones that did exist were built by Norman lords who were friends of King Edward the Confessor.

The castles themselves weren't really weapons but... anti-weapons. Their moats, battlements, and twelve foot thick walls could stop almost anything. Although they could have weapons in them. Cannons and archers can be placed in battlements. Moats can be filled with crocks. Hot oil can be dumped down the wall, preventing people from climbing. All in all, castles were the defense of the middle ages.

A castle was built as a fortress that was very difficult to penetrate or be invaded by enemies. It protected the inhabitants, usually the rulers of the land or king and queen and the'court'. It was self sustainable so the residents could live within the castle without having to go outside the castle.

in the middle ages castles defended themselves with curtain walls and a moat. the curtain walls were basically layered walls which made it allot harder for he attacker to infiltrate the castle. the moat was a thick river surrounding the castle. attackers found this hard to cross.

Hi,

Thank you for bringing up the question actually !

In fact, my uncle is a castle anthropologist famous for his researches. According to his last study - which btw has been published in the Harvad Castle's Review - there are over 55'867'001 Castles (or 55 Mio) on the globe. This number is based on robust facts, after thorough research on the subject.

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it has stood since 1400s and is still standing today.

Tower of London, Leeds, Edinburgh, Stirling, Warwick, Alnwick

The Alhambra is a complex of Moorish fortresses and palaces in the city of Granada in souther Spain. It has been fortified for more than 1200 years.

They were typically made out of strong wood, but usually only used for refuge during war.

Northumberland, with a total of thirtynine they are as follows:

Alnwick, Aydon, Bamburgh, Belford, Bellister, Belsay, Berwick, Blenkinsop, Bothal, Bywell, Callaly, Cartington, Chillingham, Chipchase, Cockle Park, Cotherstone, Coupland Park, Cresswell, Dally, Dilston, Dunstanburgh, Edlingham, Elsdon, Etal, Featherstone, Ford, Halton, Harbottle, Haughton, Langley, Lindisfarne, Mitford, Morpeth, Norham, Prudhoe Thirlwall, Twizell, Widdrington and warkworth +( Rothley which is a folly)

The castle has sheltered many Scottish monarchs. They include Queen Margaret (later St Margaret), who died here in 1093, and Mary Queen of Scots, who gave birth to James VI in the Royal Palacein 1566.

Her great-great-great grandson Charles Edward Stuart - Bonnie Prince Charlie - captured Edinburgh but was unable to take the castle during the 1745-6 Jacobite Rising.

In 1996, the Stone of Destiny, on which kings were enthroned for centuries, was returned to Scotland. It is now displayed in the Crown Room.

A curtain wall is a type of defensive wall forming part of the defenses of some medieval castles. A curtain wall, or enclosing wall, of a castle bounded or enclosed the castle. Most often it was attached to the towers and gatehouse. There are examples of walls dividing or splitting a bailey into two wards, and this is called a cross-curtain. Some curtain walls would be built around the bailey of a motte castle.

The US Capital Building has 540 rooms and 658 windows, 850 doors.

The building has five levels including the dome.

Himeji Castle was built in Tokyo because the first Tokyo Castle (known as Edo Castle) burned down in 1750. Ieyasu Tokugawa, the prime minister of Japan at that time, decided he wanted to start from scratch and build Himeji Castle using modern materials and design methods.

Tokugawa had the Tokyo Himeji Castle built in a new location on the other side of Tokyo. He named the new castle after his wife, Himeji. Tokyo's Himeji Castle is widely regarded as the most impressive and significant castle still standing in Japan.

Interestingly, Tokugawa renamed the castle Ryoanji Castle after divorcing his wife in 1763. However, the castle has continued to be known as Himeji. Himeji Castle is Tokyo's most frequently visited tourist attraction.

The castle is officially named Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, but it is commonly known as The Tower of London. It is located on the north bank of the River Thames in London. The castle was first built in 1078, and it now has over two million visitors per year.

Castle in poznan, Poland

The first royal palace at the site of Edinburgh Castle was built in the 12th century but there has been many additions since.
The exact date that Edinburgh castle was built is not known. The castle has been dated to the 2nd century AD.

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Made of Stone.

The Alhambra Palace in Granada is Moorish.

Hi I am a local historian for the Calderwood precinct of East Kilbride. East Kilbride is a 'new town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Calderwood Castle was originally a fortified keep otherwise known as a Scottish Peel Tower. It was built on the western banks of the Rotten Calder Water between the 13-14th centuries. However it is almost certain that an early building stood on the site some time prior to 1246. The original castle building was composed of two towers built perhaps 100 years apart, one abutting against the other giving the middle wall an extreme thickness. It stood almost 90 feet tall and most walls were about 7 feet thick. There was a wheel stair which led from the Bell House and Parapet walk at the top of the tower, straight down to the water, possibly indicating a secret passage. This building was added to in the mid 18th century with two large mansion house wings. In 1773 days of heavy gales and rain caused the original towers to collapse into the roaring torrent, and the stables which lay beneath the castle were buried by rubble, but survived due to their strong arched roof. No possession or soul was lost apart from one of the hunting dogs, because the event was forseen by a local clergyman who was tutor to the castles children. They moved into the extension and rebuilt the ruins into another modern mansion. a century later in 1845, the then owner who was highly artistic and romantic decided to add a grand gothick extension to the existing buildings at a cost of £50,000. The centre piece was an octagonal tower. The family who lived in the castle were the Maxwells of Calderwood who obtained it through marriage in 1246. The original owners were known to have went by the surname of Calderwood. It is almost certain that anyone bearing the name Calderwood originally descended from the owners of this castle as the name was derived from literally 'woods beside the Calder'. The Rotten Calder meanders through a unique deep wooded ravine with precipitous ivy-clad cliffs and crags. The valley is known as Calderglen and in the past Calderwood Glen. It would be impossible here to do justice in words, the incredible romantic secluded beauty of Calderglen, and it most certainly deserves a visit. However do not visit the main path, go off trail and explore the long-lost nooks and dells. The valley falls within the modern Calderglen Country Park based at Torrance House. Their are over 10 miles of nature trails and countless beauty spots and magnificent waterfalls. The castle was bought by the S.C.W.S in 1904 and by 1947 it was starting to be demolished due to disrepair and the cost of upkeep, their was also a severe fire at one point. By 1951 all that was left was the octagonal tower, which was blown up that year by the army as partof an excercise so that the council could get around the costs. All that remains now are the former border and retaining walls and terraces, a ruined crypt and a folly Castle named 'Craigneith Castle, the foundations of the Stables, a ruined Well and traces of the formal gardens and an artificial pond and fountain. Old OS maps from the 1800's are available at East Kilbride library, and they are most useful. I hope this answers your question :-)

Wales has alot of castles because it's been invaded so many times. Castles were built by the invaders to keep the local people under control and to stop any firther uprising/invasion. But despite them all - we are still here!!! Da ni yma o hyd!!!!