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The Kentucky Castle, also known as Castle Post, Martin Castle and Versailles Castle, is a castle in Kentucky, located in Versailles, Kentucky, near Lexington, Kentucky, 201 Pisgah Pike near the Woodford County line, part of a 50 acres (20 ha) estate.
A castle built by Hugh de Lacy in 1180 to defend the river crossing, [15] [17] rebuilt by John de Clahull in 1181, [16] and once again rebuilt in 1547 by Edward Bellingham after its destruction in the 14th century by the Cavanaghs. The castle was sacked again by Cromwellian forces under Colonel Hewson in 1650 during the Irish Confederate Wars. [18]
Castlemartin is the name of a historic house and estate, and the townland in which they sit, on the banks of the River Liffey in Kilcullen, County Kildare, Ireland.Formerly a key estate of the Eustace family, it was for many years the home of media magnate Tony O'Reilly, [2] and his wife, Chryss Goulandris, but was bought in 2015 by John Malone, an Irish American.
Castlemartin (Welsh: Castell Martin) is a village and parish [1] [2] in the community of Stackpole and Castlemartin, Pembrokeshire, Wales, in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. The village is on a sandstone ridge, 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest of Pembroke, 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Angle, and reached on the B4319 road.
Wartburg College in Iowa, United States, is named in commemoration of Martin Luther's receiving refuge at the castle and because of the college's forest location and its Thuringian heritage. [15] Wartburg Theological Seminary , also located in Iowa was named in commemoration of Wartburg Castle.
Midhope Castle is a 15th-century tower house in Scotland. It is situated in the hamlet of Abercorn on the Hopetoun estate, About 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the west of South Queensferry , on the outskirts of Edinburgh .
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It is home to the notable Roman bridge of the same name, and to two ruined medieval castles (Castle of Pont-Saint-Martin and Castle of Suzey). The communal territory is crossed by the Dora Baltea river and has its highest peak at the Bec di Nona mountain, elevation 2,085 metres (6,841 ft).