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akaman eh, I have been looking throughout the net and I have not found any information on English castles in the 1500-1600 time line (200 years). The problem is the castles must have been built in that time line for it to be relevent to my project...
I would really apreciate it if I could have some assistance on my search.
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akaman...errr wat does that mean
Peter Hi Akaman,
I'm afraid you wont have much luck in this time period with new castles. A castle, in the medieval sense was out of date, and had been for many years. If you check some of Gordon's replies, you will find Tower Houses still being built along the Scottish\English Border (also in Ireland).
The use of gunpowder weapons changed any new buildings into Forts. Some castles did have extra works like bastions added to take guns. But not even many of these.
In England you must look mainly to the coastal areas where defences were built to repulse French or Spanish raids.
Even the 'modern' castle of Raglan in Wales was built mainly in the mid 1400's.
Caister, Norfolk, another 'last' castle is from 1432\1446.
When the Civil war arrived in the early 1600's, most castles were already sad ruins. And not even fit to be used by either side.
The tale in Europe is not much different.
Gordon Go to http://www.castlesontheweb.com/members/wurdsmiff/develop.htm
scroll through to the sections on tower houses and bastle houses, these are equally relevant to northern England, or Scotland.
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'Demeure par la verite'
Visit; Gordon's Scottish Castles Resource Page
akaman thanks for the help, I really appreciate it yet I still do not have enough on actual castles, it was good to learn about the contruction. I may not follow my projects rubric, but I dont care. this is a great site for help on castles, thanks.

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akaman	eh, I have been looking throughout the net and I have not found any information on English castles in the 1500-1600 time line (200 years). The problem is the castles must have been built in that time line for it to be relevent to my project... I would really apreciate it if I could have some assistance on my search. ------------------ akaman...errr wat does that mean
Peter	Hi Akaman, I'm afraid you wont have much luck in this time period with new castles. A castle, in the medieval sense was out of date, and had been for many years. If you check some of Gordon's replies, you will find Tower Houses still being built along the Scottish\English Border (also in Ireland). The use of gunpowder weapons changed any new buildings into Forts. Some castles did have extra works like bastions added to take guns. But not even many of these. In England you must look mainly to the coastal areas where defences were built to repulse French or Spanish raids. Even the 'modern' castle of Raglan in Wales was built mainly in the mid 1400's. Caister, Norfolk, another 'last' castle is from 1432\1446. When the Civil war arrived in the early 1600's, most castles were already sad ruins. And not even fit to be used by either side. The tale in Europe is not much different.
Gordon	Go to http://www.castlesontheweb.com/members/wurdsmiff/develop.htm scroll through to the sections on tower houses and bastle houses, these are equally relevant to northern England, or Scotland. ------------------ 'Demeure par la verite' Visit; Gordon's Scottish Castles Resource Page
akaman	thanks for the help, I really appreciate it yet I still do not have enough on actual castles, it was good to learn about the contruction. I may not follow my projects rubric, but I dont care. this is a great site for help on castles, thanks.