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Castles, Palaces & Stately Homes

Whitstable Castle was originally built as an octagonal tower in 1789 by Charles Pearson, who later became and investor in the local railway.
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Stokesay Castle is a fortified manor house built in the late 13th century by Laurence of Ludlow.
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St Leonard's Tower is a Norman keep in West Malling, believed to have been built by Bishop Gundulf around 1080.
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Richmond Castle in North Yorkshire stands in a prominent position above the River Swale. It was constructed from 1071 onwards.
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Scarborough Castle is a former medieval Royal fortress situated on a rocky promontory overlooking the North Sea in North Yorkshire.
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Prudhoe Castle is a ruined medieval English castle situated on the south bank of the River Tyne.
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Portland Castle is a Device Fort built in 1539 by Henry VIII on the Isle of Portland to guard the natural Portland anchorage.
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Portchester Castle is a medieval castle built within a former Roman fort, founded in the late 11th century, after the Norman Conquest.
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Pickering Castle was built by the Normans under William the Conquerer in 1069-1070.
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The castle was first established here around 1100 by the Torets, a family of Saxon descent.
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Marmion Tower is a 15th century gatehouse which was the entrance to a now vanished manor house by the River Ure, owned by the Marmion family
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