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Castles, Palaces & Stately Homes

Falkland Palace is a former royal palace of the Scottish Kings.
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Findlater Castle is in a dramatic setting, perched precariously on a 15m high cliff overlooking the Moray Firth.
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After 1390, Fyvie Castle ceased to be a royal stronghold and instead was passed between 5 successive families who each made their mark.
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Glenbuchat Castle is an historic Z plan Scottish castle built in 1590 for John Gordon of Cairnbarrow .and his wife Helen
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The first recorded mention of Kellie Castle dates back to 1150 where it is mentioned in a charter issued by King David I.
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MacLellan's Castle, in Kirkcudbright, south west Scotland, was the noble residence of the MacLellan family.
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Morton Castle, is a 14th century hall-house.
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Castle Stalker is a 4-storey keep set on a tidal islet on Loch Laich, an inlet off Loch Linnhe.
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Threave Castle was the home of 'Black' Douglas Earls of Douglas from the late 14th century until their fall in 1455.
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Tolquhon Castle was built by William Forbes from 1584-1589 to replace an earlier 15th century tower-house known as Preston's Tower.
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Walmer Castle was built by Henry VIII in 1539–1540 as an artillery fortress to counter the threat of invasion from Catholic France and Spain
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Tynemouth Castle is located on a rocky headland where the moated castle-towers, gatehouse and keep are combined with the ruins of the Priory
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Totnes Castle is one of the best preserved examples of a Norman motte and bailey castle in England.
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Tilbury Fort is on the bank of the River Thames in Essex and was built to defend London from attack from the sea.
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Tamworth Castle is a Norman castle, sited next to the River Tame. The site has been fortified since Anglo-Saxon times.
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Sutton Valence castle, built in the 12th century was owned by a succession of important medieval lords.
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Castell y Bere was built by Llewellyn the Great around 1221.
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Castell Carreg Cennen is in a spectacular locatation near the River Cennen in the village of Trapp in Wales.
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Claypotts Castle is a medieval z-plan castle originally built by John Strachan in the late 16th century.
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Denbigh Castle was a fortress built after the 13th-century conquest of Wales by Edward I.
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