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castles: A fortified defensive building or structure. Strictly speaking, a castle was also a home, whereas a fort was purely defensive, but I have used castle for any fortified place. A castle may also have had a dungeon or donjon, a sort of prison for offenders and captured soldiers.
Synonyms: fort, keep, garrison

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18.—Carnarvon: the Castle. Round The Coast (1895)

Carnarvon Castle, with sailing boats (US: sailboats) and, in the foreground, two boys in a rowing boat (US: rowboat). The castle towers in the background are also part of the castle.

Keywords: castles, towers, battlements, water, boats, people, children, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Caernarvon; Gwynedd; Wales

Added: 2006-11-28

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Picton Castle. – Pembrokeshire. Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland (1870)

A splendid and ancient Welsh castle dating back a thousand years, and still inhabited today. PICTON CASTLE, NEAR HAVERFORDWEST, PEMBROKESHIRE.—PHILLIPS. Frequently, as will be seen, as this ancient m [...]

Keywords: castles, manors, towers, grass, windows, colour

Places shown: Picton; Haverfordwest; Pembrokeshire; Wales

Added: 2013-02-26

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Penrith Castle, Cumberland The Antiquities of England and Wales (1783)

Published 3rd April 1784 by S. Hooper; Signed T. Pye.

Keywords: castles, clouds, animals, deer, people, trees, colour

Places shown: Penrith; Cumberland; Wales

Added: 2003-06-26

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390.—Cardiff Castle Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

as it appeared in 1775. First built around 1090, Cardiff castle was extensively rebuilt in the 19th Century. Cardiff Castle Web site “Fortunate was it for the country when a prince arose of such decid [...]

Keywords: castles, towers, birds, trees, water, boats, people, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Cardiff; Glamorgan; Wales

Added: 2004-03-18

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Plate 4. Chepstow Castle, Monmouthshire. History of Wales (1853)

Drawn by H. Gastineau. Engraved by H. W. Bond. Chepstow Castle is near the entrance to the Wye Valley. The region has been designated as an Area of Outstanding Beauty. There is another picture of Chep [...]

Keywords: castles, ruins, towers, water, bridges, boats, trees, arches, people, animals, colour

Places shown: Chepstow; Monmouthshire; Wales

Added: 2004-03-06

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Steps at Powis Castle, Near Welshpool Art in England During the Elizabethan and Stuart Periods (1908)

A sketch (with difficult perspective) of stone staircases and balustrades leading up to a doorway on the side of Powis Castle (Powys Castle, as it is today). From a drawing by William Twopeny. This dr [...]

Keywords: castles, steps, stairs, staircases, greyscale

Places shown: Powys; Welshpool; Glamorgan; Wales

Added: 2006-10-09

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827.—Carnarvon Castle. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

There is another similar but larger engraving of Caernarvon Castle in Woodward’s History of Wales. “[Edward I] proceeded to institute a series of wise regulations to render them [the Welsh] submissive [...]

Keywords: castles, water, boats, towers, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Caernarvon; Gwynnedd; Wales

Added: 2005-12-12

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830.—Beaumaris Castle Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

Compare with the engraving in Woodward’s History of Wales.

Keywords: castles, towers, entrances, doors, ruins, views, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Beaumaris; Gwynedd; Wales

Added: 2004-03-04

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832.—Harlech Castle Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

An impressive castle built by Edward I in the 13th Century. There are more pictures of Harlech in Oman.

Keywords: castles, hills, water, towers, wallpaper, backgrounds, views, greyscale

Places shown: Harlech; Gwynedd; Wales

Added: 2004-03-04

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Caerphilly Castle, South Wales In Unfamiliar England (1910)

“For ten miles from Newport we wend our way over a dusty, ill-kept byroad with sharp turns and steep grades, and before we come to the village we see from some distance the broken towers and battleme [...]

Keywords: castles, ruins, wallpaper, backgrounds, towers, greyscale

Places shown: Caerphilly; Glamorgan; Wales

Added: 2006-08-28

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Plate 12. Newport, Monmouthshire. History of Wales (1853)

Drawn by H. Gastineau, Engraved by S. Lacey.

Newport City Council Homepage

Keywords: bridges, water, people, boats, chimneys, towns, castles, colour

Places shown: Newport; Monmouthshire; Wales

Added: 2004-03-06

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Old Moat of Raglan England Beautiful (1936)

A romantic engraving of a ruined castle with towers and a moat.

See all pictures of Raglan Castle; it is also called Ragland Castle in some of the older books.

Keywords: castles, ruins, towers, moats, trees, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Raglan; Monmouthshire; Wales

Added: 2006-05-22

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