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2. Inverness Castle - Wikipedia

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   Inverness Castle. Coordinates: 57.47631°N 4.22550°W. Inverness Castle. Inverness Castle (Scottish Gaelic: Caisteal Inbhir Nis) sits on a cliff overlooking the River Ness in Inverness, Scotland. A succession of castles have stood on this site since 1057, although the present structure dates from 1836. The present structure is a Category A ...

3. Stirling Castle - Wikipedia

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   Hereditary office of the Earls of Mar. Stirling Castle, located in Stirling, is one of the largest and most historically and architecturally important castles in Scotland. The castle sits atop an intrusive crag, which forms part of the Stirling Sill geological formation. It is surrounded on three sides by steep cliffs, giving it a strong ...

4. Tower of London - Wikipedia

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   Location of the castle in central London. The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, which is separated from the eastern edge of the square mile of the ...

5. Edinburgh Castle - Wikipedia

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   Edinburgh Castle is a historic castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. It stands on Castle Rock, which has been occupied by humans since at least the Iron Age. There has been a royal castle on the rock since at least the reign of Malcolm III in the 11th century, and the castle continued to be a royal residence until 1633.

6. Český Krumlov Castle - Wikipedia

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   Český Krumlov Castle. Coordinates: 48°48′45″N 14°18′55″E. Český Krumlov Castle. Český Krumlov Castle (Czech: Hrad Český Krumlov) is a castle in Český Krumlov in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It dates back to 1253 when the first castle was built by the Vítkovci family, the main branch of the powerful ...

7. Wisbech Castle - Wikipedia

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   Building on the site of Wisbech Castle. Wisbech Castle was a stone to motte-and-bailey castle built to fortify Wisbech (historically in the Isle of Ely and now also in the Fenland District of Cambridgeshire, England) on the orders of William I in 1072, it probably replaced an earlier timber and turf complex. [1]