St Mawes Castle: beautifully positioned to overlook the estuary in #Cornwall, #StMawes Castle is amongst the best-preserved of the sixteenth century clover-leaf fortresses of #HenryVIII.

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Bamwell #Castle: this is an early #Victorian build, not a #medieval fortress, one which sits close to #BanwellWood and the knoll upon which was located an #IronAge fort.

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Sandgate Castle: in #Sandgate in #Kent, a short way west of #Folkestone, #HenryVIII Tudor ordered this castle to be built to a design by Stefan von Haschenperg.

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2016 Wandering the walls of #ConwyCastle — 700-year-old stone, #WelshDragons flying overhead, and a harbour view worth the climb.

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