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- British Castles, Stately Homes and Houses - An interactive map leads to short descriptions by Risto Hurmalainen of castles and historic buildings he has visited, a gallery of expandable thumbnail photographs and links to official sites.
www.castles-uk.com
- Castle Studies Group - Aims to promote the study of castles in all their forms and by all possible means. Committee, news, conference. Hosted by Castles of Wales.
www.castlewales.com/csg.html
- Castles and Ancient Monuments of Great Britain - Personal notes on and pictures of castles visited by Grobius Shortling. Glossary and outline history of fortification in Britain.
www.britcastles.com
- Castles and Fortifications of England and Wales - Database of 800 survivals. Interactive maps lead to photographs, brief descriptions and visitor information by Charles Taylor. Also a brief, illustrated history of the subject.
www.ecastles.co.uk
- Castles in England and Wales A-Z - A gazetteer from Britain Express: highlights, opening times, location maps and thumbnail photographs.
www.britainexpress.com/Where_to_go_in_Britain/castles/castles1.htm
- Castles of Britain - US-based Castles Unlimited offers a commercial research service. Lists of castles; photo gallery; ground plans and bird's-eye views of a few castles; general background articles; glossary.
www.castles-of-britain.com
- Castles, Palaces and Stately Homes of Britain - A guide with many photographs, to some of the castles, and stately homes of Britain, with particular emphasis on Nottinghamshire, where the author comes from.
www.magical-romance.connectfree.co.uk/Castles.htm
- CastleUK.net - Site provides information and pictures for many castles in England, Scotland and Wales. Visitor information is enhanced by use of ordnance survey maps to pinpoint actual locations. Castles are easily searchable by location or alphabetical listings.
www.castleuk.net
- CastleXplorer - Uses interactive maps to find castles in Great Britain, featuring descriptions, photos and directions.
www.castlexplorer.co.uk
- Island Castles - Appealing introduction to medieval fortresses of Great Britain by Edward Blanchard, from The War Times Journal, with professional photographs of a few of the most famous.
www.wtj.com/articles/castles
- Medieval Castles - Michael Feinberg outlines the development of castles in Britain, describes and illustrates castle types and siege warfare, and provides photographs and brief histories of selected English and Welsh castles.
homepage.mac.com/mfeinberg/castles
- The Lost Castles of England - Royston Bland provides a list of castles in England and Scotland, an outline history of the castle in England, glossary and request for help. Tripod pop-up banner.
members.lycos.co.uk/RoystonB/lostcast.htm
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