swap_horiz Raglan Castle Alternatives

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Caernarfon Castle

Caernarfon Castle stands as a significant example of medieval military architecture in Wales. Constructed between 1283 a...

Unesco Wales Concentric Edwardian

9.5 Brilliant

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Conwy Castle

Conwy Castle is an Edward I fortress in North Wales built from 1283 to 1287, notable for its eight towers and UNESCO-lis...

Unesco Wales Edwardian Walled Town

9.4 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

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Harlech Castle

Harlech Castle is an Edward I fortress in Gwynedd, Wales, built from 1283, notable for its concentric defences and drama...

Unesco Wales Edwardian Hilltop

9.1 Excellent

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Beaumaris Castle

Beaumaris Castle is an unfinished Edward I fortress on Anglesey, Wales, begun in 1295 and notable as a near-perfect conc...

Unesco Wales Concentric Edwardian

9.0 Excellent

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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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Caerphilly Castle

Caerphilly Castle is a 13th-century fortress in South Wales, notable as one of Britain's largest castles and for its ext...

Medieval Wales Concentric Moated

8.9 Great

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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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Pembroke Castle

Pembroke Castle is a medieval fortress in southwest Wales, notable as the birthplace of Henry VII in 1457 and for its ma...

River Wales Norman Keep

8.6 Great

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Dunluce Castle

Dunluce Castle is a ruined medieval fortress in Northern Ireland, perched on a basalt cliff and associated with the MacD...

Coastal Northern Ireland Clifftop Ruin

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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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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Chepstow Castle

Chepstow Castle is a Norman fortress above the River Wye in Wales, notable for its Great Tower begun soon after the Norm...

River Wales Norman Ruin

8.3 Great

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Ludlow Castle

Ludlow Castle is a medieval fortress in Shropshire, England, founded after the Norman Conquest and later seat of the Cou...

England Medieval Ruin Marches

8.2 Great