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The Château de Vitré is a medieval castle in the town of Vitré, in the Ille-et-Vilaine département of France. The first castle in Vitré was built of wood on a feudal motte around the year 1000 on the Sainte-Croix hill. The castle was burned down on several occasions, and eventually was bequeathed to the Benedictine monks of Marmoutier Abbey.
About 700,000 bricks were used to build the castle, which has been described as "the finest piece of medieval brick-work in England". [3] [4] Of Lord Cromwell's castle, the 130 ft (40 m) high [5] Great Tower and moat still remain.
Kinnersley Castle: Castle Medieval: Rebuilt 16–17th-century house on the site of a medieval castle. [215] Longtown Castle: Keep and bailey 12–13th century: Fragmentary ruins Circular keep. [216] Pembridge Castle: Keep and bailey 12–13th century: Partly habitable Private Reconstructed 20th century. [217] Snodhill Castle: Keep and bailey 11 ...
Dating back to the early 12th century, the Alcázar of Segovia is one of the most distinctive medieval castles in Europe. Disney was inspired by this site in building Cinderella's castle. The castles in Spain were built mainly for the country's defense, particularly with respect to fortification.
A succession of castles have stood on this site since 1057. [2] The castle is said to have been built by Malcolm III of Scotland (Máel Coluim mac Donnchada). The first chief of Clan Mackintosh, Shaw Macduff is said to have been appointed constable of Inverness Castle by Malcolm IV in 1163 after assisting the king in putting down a rebellion in Moray. [3]
There are four early Christian sites from early medieval times. The 101 sites from the medieval post-Norman period include castles and hidden castle mounds, remote dwellings, grand abbeys, holy wells, stones and churches. Finally the modern period has a 39 sites, including a very wide range of early industrial activities.
Château Gaillard (French pronunciation: [ʃɑto ɡajaʁ]) is a medieval castle ruin overlooking the River Seine above the commune of Les Andelys, in the French department of Eure, in Normandy. It is located some 95 kilometres (59 mi) north-west of Paris and 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Rouen .
The Louvre Castle (French: Château du Louvre), also referred to as the Medieval Louvre (French: Louvre médiéval), [1] was a castle (French: château fort) begun by Philip II of France on the right bank of the Seine, to reinforce the city wall he had built around Paris.