swap_horiz Dunluce Castle Alternatives

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Dover Castle

Dover Castle is a medieval fortress in Kent, England, built up by Henry II in the 1180s and known for commanding the sho...

England Coastal Medieval Fortress

9.4 Excellent

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Bamburgh Castle

Bamburgh Castle is a coastal fortress in Northumberland, England, on the site of the Anglo-Saxon royal stronghold of Beb...

England Coastal Medieval Northumbria

9.3 Excellent

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Dunnottar Castle

Dunnottar Castle is a ruined cliff-top fortress near Stonehaven, Scotland, notable for sheltering the Honours of Scotlan...

Scotland Coastal Clifftop Ruin

9.1 Excellent

4

Heidelberg Castle

Heidelberg Castle is a ruined Gothic and Renaissance palace in Germany, damaged by French troops in 1689 and lightning i...

Germany Renaissance Ruin Palatine

9.0 Excellent

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Spiš Castle

Spiš Castle is a large ruined fortress in eastern Slovakia, built from the 12th century and included in a UNESCO World H...

Unesco Fortress Slovakia Ruin

8.9 Great

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Kenilworth Castle

Kenilworth Castle is a ruined fortress in Warwickshire, England, expanded by John of Gaunt and transformed for Elizabeth...

England Medieval Elizabethan Ruin

8.8 Great

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Château de Peyrepertuse

Château de Peyrepertuse is a cliff-top fortress in Aude, France, strengthened as a royal border castle after the 1258 Tr...

France Mountain Ruin Cathar

8.7 Great

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Bodiam Castle

Bodiam Castle is a moated 14th-century castle in East Sussex, England, built in 1385 by Sir Edward Dalyngrigge during th...

England Medieval Moated Ruin

8.6 Great

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Urquhart Castle

Urquhart Castle is a ruined fortress on Loch Ness in Scotland, notable for its role in medieval conflicts and its promin...

Scotland Medieval Ruin Lochness

8.6 Great

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Château Gaillard

Château Gaillard is a Norman fortress above the Seine in France, built by Richard the Lionheart in 1196-1198 and capture...

France Normandy Ruin Richard

8.6 Great

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Château de Beynac

Château de Beynac is a 12th-century fortress above the Dordogne in France, long held by the barons of Beynac during regi...

France Medieval Clifftop Dordogne

8.6 Great

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Castle of the Moors

Castle of the Moors is a hilltop fortress in Sintra, Portugal, built by the Moors in the 8th and 9th centuries and taken...

Portugal Ruin Hilltop Sintra

8.6 Great

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Tintagel Castle

Tintagel Castle is a ruined medieval stronghold in Cornwall, England, linked to the Arthurian legend and built by Richar...

England Coastal Arthurian Ruin

8.5 Great

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Caerlaverock Castle

Caerlaverock Castle is a triangular moated castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, notable for its distinctive plan a...

Scotland Triangular Moated Ruin

8.5 Great

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Raglan Castle

Raglan Castle is a late medieval fortress in Monmouthshire, Wales, notable for its Great Tower and 15th-century rebuildi...

Wales Ruin Marches Late Medieval

8.5 Great

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Miramare Castle

Miramare Castle is a 19th century seaside residence in Trieste, Italy, built from 1856 to 1860 for Archduke Ferdinand Ma...

Italy Coastal Estate Habsburg

8.5 Great

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Château de Quéribus

Château de Quéribus is a ruined fortress in southern France, known as one of the last Cathar strongholds before its surr...

France Mountain Ruin Cathar

8.4 Great

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Tantallon Castle

Tantallon Castle is a ruined 14th-century fortress in East Lothian, Scotland, notable as a Douglas stronghold facing the...

Scotland Clifftop Douglas Ruin

8.2 Great

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St Andrews Castle

St Andrews Castle is a ruined episcopal castle in Fife, Scotland, notable for its Reformation-era siege mine and counter...

Scotland Coastal Ruin Bishop

7.7 Good

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Scarborough Castle

Scarborough Castle is a medieval royal fortress in North Yorkshire, England, built on a headland and besieged several ti...

England Coastal Medieval Ruin

7.5 Good