France is known for its grand, palatial châteaux, but the country also boasts a collection of incredible ruined castles that transport visitors back to the medieval era. These castles, with their ...

But whether you like your castles short or tall, intact or in rubble, what’s always free to soar is your imagination. And when that kicks in, then humble and forgotten ruins can rival Europe’s great ...

For centuries, Great Britain’s castles were the literal and political high points of their communities. Designed to keep people out, today these formidable structures are wide open to visitors and ...

A forgotten royal castle that is believed to have once been home to kings who ruled parts of Scotland has been discovered in a major archaeological project. In a recently released book, archaeologists ...

Neil Chadwick, librarian and archivist at Hull History Centre, says the Bransholme location was a "perfect place to build a castle" [BBC] What is now a series of lumps and bumps on a hillside on the ...

A composite computer image created by Chris Harvey of Rebuilding Plymouth shows where the Barbican Fort would have been positioned in the 1300s, superimposed over modern buildings if it had not been ...