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Klandestine I was woundering if anyone knew all or any of the castles that are still in use. If anyone knows please reply.
Thanx,
Klandestine
Philip Davis This would very much depend. What do you mean by castle? What do you mean by in use?
England has about 2000 medieval fortified residencial sites (Places which had fortified houses of lords - the commonest definition of castle) but there are many more later houses call castle which are not fortified and also there are earlier Iron Age and Roman forts called castle. The number of medieval castles that are still lived in by people in England is probably around a hundred. But many castles are still used in other ways, as tourist attractions, as educational facilities, as grassy hills on which to graze sheep.
Even if you did mean medieval castles that are being lived in the answer is still not clear since castles get altered over the ages and some modern looking houses may have foundations which belonged to a medieval castle. Would this count as a castle? Even if it did such houses occasional turn up which had previously not been known to be a castle site so others may exist. Of course I'm only really talking about the situation in England and castles exist all over the world, including some places which are still wild and remote.
I very much doubt that anyone knows all of the castles still in use.
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Levan There are lots of castles 'in use' as residences in Scotland. However, this is hardly how their use would have been wholly envisaged when first constructed.
I for one (whilst happy to continue living in our castle) have no intention of arming the household and utilizing the castle’s defensive characteristics against invaders. Mind you, it would take a pretty determined burglar to break in!
The castle is, however, used for a great deal of entertaining (both formal and informal) and this would have been one of its primary functions. We are also entitled to hold court for the settlement of minor disputes (we’re not likely to do that either) along with various other trivial archaic legal bits and bobs (mostly to do with ‘feu superior’ land holdings) that nobody has bothered to repeal.
Levan
Catz I know that the Rogalin Castle in Poland is still in use but I am still looking for information on it so I could be wrong but I don't think so.
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Sincerly
Catz

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Klandestine	I was woundering if anyone knew all or any of the castles that are still in use. If anyone knows please reply. Thanx, Klandestine
Philip Davis	This would very much depend. What do you mean by castle? What do you mean by in use? England has about 2000 medieval fortified residencial sites (Places which had fortified houses of lords - the commonest definition of castle) but there are many more later houses call castle which are not fortified and also there are earlier Iron Age and Roman forts called castle. The number of medieval castles that are still lived in by people in England is probably around a hundred. But many castles are still used in other ways, as tourist attractions, as educational facilities, as grassy hills on which to graze sheep. Even if you did mean medieval castles that are being lived in the answer is still not clear since castles get altered over the ages and some modern looking houses may have foundations which belonged to a medieval castle. Would this count as a castle? Even if it did such houses occasional turn up which had previously not been known to be a castle site so others may exist. Of course I'm only really talking about the situation in England and castles exist all over the world, including some places which are still wild and remote. I very much doubt that anyone knows all of the castles still in use. ------------------ And as I rode by Dalton-Hall Beneath the turrets high, A maiden on the castle-wall Was singing merrily: The Outlaw by Sir Walter Scott http://www.castlesontheweb.com/members/philipdavis/index.html
Levan	There are lots of castles 'in use' as residences in Scotland. However, this is hardly how their use would have been wholly envisaged when first constructed. I for one (whilst happy to continue living in our castle) have no intention of arming the household and utilizing the castle’s defensive characteristics against invaders. Mind you, it would take a pretty determined burglar to break in! The castle is, however, used for a great deal of entertaining (both formal and informal) and this would have been one of its primary functions. We are also entitled to hold court for the settlement of minor disputes (we’re not likely to do that either) along with various other trivial archaic legal bits and bobs (mostly to do with ‘feu superior’ land holdings) that nobody has bothered to repeal. Levan
Catz	I know that the Rogalin Castle in Poland is still in use but I am still looking for information on it so I could be wrong but I don't think so. ------------------ Sincerly Catz