Highgarden

Seat of the Gardeners, then of House Tyrell.

Highgarden is the castle that rules the Reach, the fertile southwest of Westeros. The Reach was once the Green Realm, ruled by the Kings of the Reach of House Gardener from Highgarden.

Quick Facts

Region: The Reach
Held by: House Tyrell (formerly House Gardener)

Lore & Background

House Tyrell, stewards to the Gardeners, surrendered Highgarden to Aegon the Conqueror and were rewarded with the castle and the overlordship of the Reach.

Reader's Guide

Game of Thrones used the Castle of Almodovar del Rio in Cordoba, Spain, to represent Highgarden.

Houses that had been kings in their own right swore fealty to the Gardeners of Highgarden and became Tyrell vassals after the Conquest. In the war, Ser Loras Tyrell attacked Dragonstone directly, impatient to free the fleet to protect his home at Highgarden.