Castle: Did you mean...?

Bothwell Castle in South Lanarkshire, Scotland was built in the 13th Century CE, and the castle survived the Wars of Scottish Independence. This gif shows a reconstruction of the castle as it would have looked upon completion.

The Montreal Castle (Al-Shaubak) in Jordan was a Crusader castle built by Baldwin I, king of the Kingdom of Jerusalem in 1115 CE. The castle protected the caravan routes from Damascus to Egypt.

Morioka Castle in Iwate Prefecture, Japan was built in 1633, during the Edo Period. The castle's tenshi burned down only one year after its completion, and was never rebuilt. The castle's structures were dismantled in the late 19th Century...

Aoba Castle (also known as Sendai Castle) was built in 1611. The castle was repeatedly damaged by natural disasters such as earthquakes and fires, particularly during the 17th Century, as well as human conflict. Several structures, including...

The inner walls and donjon (keep) of Dover Castle, Kent, England. First built by William the Conqueror in the 11th century CE it was then extensively rebuilt with new walls and a donjon added by Henry II (r. 1154-1189 CE).

Artillery weapons in medieval Europe included the mounted crossbow (ballista) and single-arm torsion catapult (mangonel), both similar to ancient Roman machines. As armies battled further afield such as in the Byzantine Empire and against...

The keep of Pembroke Castle, Wales, built by the famous English knight Sir William Marshal (c. 1146-1219 CE).

Rochester Castle, Kent, England, which was built from the late 11th-12th century CE and which has one of the best-preserved tower keeps anywhere.

A digital reconstruction of Dunnottar Castle, Scotland as it may have appeared in the 15th or 16th Century CE. Created by NeoMam Studios for BudgetDirect.com, republished with permission.

Illustration of the Siege of Rochester Castle (1215 CE) by Rocío Espin. Courtesy of Medieval Warfare Magazine / Karwansaray Publishers.