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Blog – Cobbie Row’s Castle: Cubbie Row’s Castle: Cobbie Roo’s Castle: Castle of Cubbarrow: Coppirow: Cubbierow: Cubberow: Kolbein Hruga’s Castle.
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Blog – Cobbie Row’s Castle: Cubbie Row’s Castle: Cobbie Roo’s Castle: Castle of Cubbarrow: Coppirow: Cubbierow: Cubberow: Kolbein Hruga’s Castle.

Isle of Wyre, Orkneys Scotland OSGB – HY44179 26296. Canmore ID – 2665.   Castle. Chapel. Norse Estate. This site, known as the oldest stone castle in Scotland, and sits...
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Blog – Worksop Castle: Castle Mound: Wirkesop Castelle: Wirkesoppe Castel: Weorthsoop: Werchesoppe.
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Blog – Worksop Castle: Castle Mound: Wirkesop Castelle: Wirkesoppe Castel: Weorthsoop: Werchesoppe.

Worksop Nottinghamshire OSGB – SK 58280 78829 Scheduled Monument. Motte and bailey. Ditch cut across promontory. The location of this site is important - on a promontory overlooking the Ryton...
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Blog – Foel Drygarn Hillfort: Foeltrigarn: Moel Trigarn
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Blog – Foel Drygarn Hillfort: Foeltrigarn: Moel Trigarn

Foel Drygarn Photoscan by derekphillips on Sketchfab How to use the above link -  Click on the link. Enlarge it. Hold the left hand side of the mouse or touch...
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Blog – Arbory Hill Hillfort: Arbory Hill
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Blog – Arbory Hill Hillfort: Arbory Hill

Arbory Hill hillfort, South Lanarkshire by hfenton on Sketchfab How to use the above link -  Click on the link. Enlarge it. Hold the left hand side of the mouse...
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Blog – Horsford Castle: Castle Hill: Castle Yards: Castle of Casinet: Castle of Cheney.
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Blog – Horsford Castle: Castle Hill: Castle Yards: Castle of Casinet: Castle of Cheney.

Horsford, Norfolk. OSGB – TG 20539 15674 Scheduled Monument. Medieval motte and bailey. Possible ringwork. Located within the Medieval manor of Horsford, Norfolk, the site includes a deer park which...
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Blog – Llanmelin Wood Hillfort: Caer Melin: Caermelin.
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Blog – Llanmelin Wood Hillfort: Caer Melin: Caermelin.

Caldicot, Monmouthshire, Wales. OSGB – ST 46120 92540. NPRN – 301559. Iron Age promontory hillfort. Llanmelin is situated on a promontory overlooking the Caldicot levels and the Bristol Channel. It...
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Blog – Abingdon Abbey: St. Mary’s Abbey: Abbandun.
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Blog – Abingdon Abbey: St. Mary’s Abbey: Abbandun.

  Abingdon Oxfordshire OSGB – SU 5005 9716 Scheduled Monument Monument Numbers – 237919, 1311784   Abingdon Abbey is a Medieval Abbey, church and Benedictine Monastery, with a fortified gatehouse....
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Blog – West Derby Castle
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Blog – West Derby Castle

It is not the majesty of a building that dictates its history, but the people, events and daily moments that produce its legends, myths and folklore. Unfortunately most are being...
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Blog – Peel Castle; Castle Peel; Cashtal Purt ny h-Inshey; Sodor.
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Blog – Peel Castle; Castle Peel; Cashtal Purt ny h-Inshey; Sodor.

  St. Patrick’s Isle, Isle of Man. OSGB – SC 24100 84500. Ancient Monument.   Mesolithic; Bronze Age; Iron Age; Viking; Ealy Monsatic; Cathedral; Castle. St. Patrick’s Isle is also...
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Blog – Varrich Castle; Castle Varrich; Caisteal Bharraich; Caistel a Bharrwick; Doun Vorrich; Barr Castle; Bar-Castle.
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Blog – Varrich Castle; Castle Varrich; Caisteal Bharraich; Caistel a Bharrwick; Doun Vorrich; Barr Castle; Bar-Castle.

  Tongue, Sutherland. OSGB – NC 58081 56753. Scheduled Monument. Monument Number – 1896.   Secular Tower; Pele Tower. The site overlooks the Kyle of Tongue near its head on...
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Blog – Eagle Preceptory; Old Eagle; Eagle Wood House; Eagle Hall.
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Blog – Eagle Preceptory; Old Eagle; Eagle Wood House; Eagle Hall.

Lincolnshire. OSGB – SK 86484 65676 Scheduled Monument. Monument Number – 1008316.   Moated Knights Templar Hospital: Knights Hospitaller Site. This site is one of the only two Templar hospitals...
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Blog – Garn Fawr Castle Mound; Garn Fawr Circle; Castell Waunllannu; Cnwe; Yr hen goer (The Old Castle).
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Blog – Garn Fawr Castle Mound; Garn Fawr Circle; Castell Waunllannu; Cnwe; Yr hen goer (The Old Castle).

  Carmarthenshire, Wales. OSGB – SN 396237. Coflein Monument Number – 303724. Norman Ringwork Castle. The site dates from between c.1066-1540 and has not yet had any serious archaeological investigation....
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Blog – Star Castle; Stella Marie; Star of Mary; Hugh Fort; Heugh Fort.
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Blog – Star Castle; Stella Marie; Star of Mary; Hugh Fort; Heugh Fort.

  Garrison Hill, St.Mary’s Scilly Isles. OSGB – SV 89883 10592. Scheduled Monument. Monument Number 15486. Grade I Listed Building.   Artillery Fort. Fortress. Star Castle was built under the...
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Blog – Shingay Hospitallers Preceptory; Scelgei; Spengay; Shenegeye; Shengy; Shengay; Shingay Preceptory.
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Blog – Shingay Hospitallers Preceptory; Scelgei; Spengay; Shenegeye; Shengy; Shengay; Shingay Preceptory.

Shingay-cum-Wendy, Cambridgeshire. OSGB – TL 31033 47324. Scheduled Ancient Monument.   Moated site. Knights Hospitaller Preceptory. The Shingay Hospitallers Preceptory was an early Preceptory site and one of the first...
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Blog – Hen Domen: Hêndomen: Montgomery Castle: Old Montgomery Castle.
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Blog – Hen Domen: Hêndomen: Montgomery Castle: Old Montgomery Castle.

  Powys, Wales. OSGB – SO213980. Scheduled Monument.   Medieval timber motte and bailey castle. This site is the most systematically excavated timber castle site in Europe. Owing to it...
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Blog – Mersea Fort: Fort Mersea: Mersea Blockhouse: East Mersea Blockhouse: Mersea Tudor Blockhouse: Cudmore Grove Blockhouse.

  Mersea Island, Essex. OSGB – TM 07195 15166. Scheduled Monument.   A Henry VIII Device Fort. The fort/blockhouse is situated at the eastern end of Mersea Island in the...
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Blog – Moridunum Fort: Muridunum: Carmarthen: Carmarthen Roman Town: Caer Moridunum: Caer-foddin: Caer-fryddin.
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Blog – Moridunum Fort: Muridunum: Carmarthen: Carmarthen Roman Town: Caer Moridunum: Caer-foddin: Caer-fryddin.

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire. OSGB – SN 41650 20330. Scheduled Monument.   Roman Auxiliary Fort. It is generally known that the name translates to Sea Fort, or Fort by The Sea. This...
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Blog – Ardotalia: Melandra: Melandra Castle.
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Blog – Ardotalia: Melandra: Melandra Castle.

Glossop, Derbyshire. OSGB – SK 00910 95050. Scheduled Monument. Scheduled Monument Number – 1004595.   Roman Fort. Possible Roman Marching Camp. Melandra is situated on a promontory and overlooks the...
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Blog – Reculver: Reculver Roman Fort: Regulbium.
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Blog – Reculver: Reculver Roman Fort: Regulbium.

Reculver, Kent. OSGB – TR 22778 69284. Scheduled Monument Monument Number – 1018784.   Roman fort. Saxon Shore Fort. Saxon Minster. The fort covered around 3.2 hectares. The walls measured...
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Blog – Middlewich Roman Fort: King Street Roman Fort: Salinae: Condate.
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Blog – Middlewich Roman Fort: King Street Roman Fort: Salinae: Condate.

Middlewich, Cheshire. OSGB – SJ 70221 66954. Scheduled Monument. Monument Number 12615.   Roman Auxiliary Fort. Occupied mid first to late second centuries AD. Situated just north of Middlewich, the...
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