Huxter. Shetland. OSGB – HU 55865 62005. Scheduled Monument. Monument Number – Canmore 1320. Iron Age. Blockhouse Fort. Gatehouse Fort. Causeway. This amazing little site sits on an island...
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Blog – Rushall Hall: Russhehall: Rushale: Russhale: Ruschale: Rush Hall: Rischale: Ruisahale: Ruisssale: Russale: Russehale: Roshale: Ruyssheale.
Walsall, Staffordshire. OSGB – SP 0255 9989. Scheduled Monument. Monument Number – 1013153. Grade II Listed Building – Curtain walls and Gatehouse. Medieval fortified manor house. Situated just northeast of...
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Blog – Knucklas Castle: Knoclas: Kenchles: Knokelace Castle: Cnoclȃs Castle: Cnwclas: Cnweglas: Castell y Cnwclas: Kayr Ogheruen: Gogyrferis Fort: Castle Hill: Castle Ring.
Knucklas, Powys. Wales. OSGB – SO 2493 7453. Iron Age Hillfort. Medieval motte and bailey castle. The site is situated at the junction of two valleys – The Teme and...
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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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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