Norman castles
33 entries in the Norman Castles compendium.
Ardee CastleOne of the largest fortified medieval tower houses in Ireland.Ballincollig CastleNorman castle in County Cork, long held by the Barrett family.Carrickfergus CastleNorman castle in Northern Ireland, garrisoned for 750 years.Castello di AgrigentoMedieval fortress in Agrigento, with uncertain construction and destruction dates.Castello di CaccamoLarge Norman castle on a cliff in Sicily, with a legendary conspiracy hall.Castello ManiaceA 13th-century citadel on Ortygia island, named for a Byzantine general.Castello Normanno (Aci Castello)Medieval castle on a rocky Sicilian seafront.Castello Normanno (Paternò)A Norman castle in Sicily, with construction beginning in the late 11th or early 12th centCastle of StiloMedieval fortress on Monte Consolino with panoramic views.Castle RocheNorman castle built by the de Verdun family in 1236.Coity CastleNorman castle in Glamorgan, built by a legendary knight of the Twelve.Colchester CastleLargest Norman keep in Europe, built on Roman temple foundations.Drimnagh CastleNorman castle with Ireland's only flooded moat.Dublin CastleHistoric seat of British rule in Ireland, now a state complex.Dunlough CastleOne of Ireland's oldest castles, built by Donagh O’Mahony in 1207.Dunsany Castle and DemesneOne of Ireland's oldest continuously occupied family homes.Durham CastleNorman castle, bishop's seat, now a university college.Kidwelly CastleRuined Norman castle in Wales, site of medieval sieges and legend.King John's Castle (Carlingford)A Norman enclosure castle linked to King John and Irish conflicts.King John's Castle (Limerick)13th-century castle on King's Island, Limerick, Ireland.Launceston CastleMedieval castle, administrative hub, prison, and tourist attraction.Lea CastleRuined medieval castle of the FitzGeralds, site of sieges and imprisonment.Manorbier CastleNorman castle and birthplace of Gerald of Wales.Neath CastleNorman castle in Neath, Wales, built by Robert of Gloucester.Newcastle Castle, BridgendMedieval castle ruin in Bridgend, South Wales.Oxford CastleMedieval castle and prison in Oxford, England.Pilsbury CastleNorman motte-and-bailey castle on an Iron Age site.Redwood CastleNorman castle, Brehon law school, and MacEgan clan ancestral home.Tamworth CastleNorman castle on a Mercian royal site, well-preserved motte-and-bailey.Trematon CastleNorman castle overlooking the Lynher River, caput of a feudal barony.Trim CastleLargest Cambro-Norman castle in Ireland, built by the de Lacy family.Twthill, RhuddlanNorman motte-and-bailey castle near Rhuddlan, North Wales.Wallingford CastleA powerful royal castle, never taken in siege during the Anarchy.
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