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Belgian Castles - Hot! - (Rating: 5.57 Votes: 75) Rate It! - Report bad link Belgium is crowded with more than 3 000 castles, less known but not less impressive than those of the other European countries. About 300 are open to the public. (Added: 2-Dec-1998 Hits: 36409) |
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Castles of Britain - Hot! - (Rating: 6.59 Votes: 159) Rate It! - Report bad link Castles Unimited was formed in recognition of the necessity to preserve these relics of history. We are dedicated to the promotion and study of British Castles. Site features a photo gallery, learning center, a map room, castle listings and more! (Added: 4-Dec-1998 Hits: 64935) |
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All About Romance: Castle of the Week - Hot! - (Rating: 6.58 Votes: 82) Rate It! - Report bad link Site showing pictures and a little info about European castles. Featuring one castle every week. (Added: 16-Dec-1999 Hits: 35860) |
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British Castles - Hot! - (Rating: 5.60 Votes: 100) Rate It! - Report bad link Info and pics of several British Castles- Scottish and English, including: Dunnottar, Edinburgh, Glamis, Urquhart, Clifford, Caister, and Scarborough Castles (Added: 26-Apr-2000 Hits: 49954) |
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Life In The Middle Ages - Hot! - (Rating: 6.54 Votes: 248) Rate It! - Report bad link Join us as we step back in time to the days of imposing castles high on the bluffs, knights in armor defending the kingdom, and noblemen ruling over the serfs. This was life in the Middle Ages. (Added: 5-Dec-1998 Hits: 96180) |
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Ghosts in the Castle! - Hot! - (Rating: 6.17 Votes: 580) Rate It! - Report bad link From National Geographic comes one of the most entertaining sites we have come across! It features an interactive tour of a castle where you meet ghosts who are most willing to tell you history and facts about themselves and castles. The site also features a game called Rescue at the Castle which we are sure you'll find quite entertaining. Visit now, visit often! (Added: 16-Apr-1999 Hits: 88283) |
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Merlin;s Castle - Hot! - (Rating: 6.42 Votes: 237) Rate It! - Report bad link Designs for a easy to make paper castle plus Merlin, Fata Morgana, and all their soldiers. Just print out and follow the simple instructions. You get towers, walls, a gatehouse, floorboards, and drawbridge. Plus designs for paper models of the combatants. (Added: 18-Jan-2001 Hits: 82307) |
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Sir Joseph's Castle of Fun - Hot! - (Rating: 6.06 Votes: 86) Rate It! - Report bad link A medieval site for kids, jokes, Catholic saints, etc. (Added: 24-May-2001 Hits: 36742) |
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Dragon Claw Castle - Hot! - (Rating: 5.89 Votes: 480) Rate It! - Report bad link Dragon Claw Castle is a virtual community of castles where one can roam around, have adventures, and make new friends. Create your own castle and join us in the fun! (Added: 17-Apr-2004 Hits: 94962) |
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The Kingdom of Andrastavia (Lego Castles) - Hot! - (Rating: 7.66 Votes: 132) Rate It! - Report bad link a land of myth and mystery... a time of knights and maidens... a world of magic... ...where lego... is the only world... A lego medieval kingdom made of Lego! (Added: 15-Nov-2001 Hits: 26846) |
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Hörnersburg Lego Castle and Town - Hot! - (Rating: 6.87 Votes: 81) Rate It! - Report bad link Tour a Lego Castle and nearby Medieval Lego town - building-by-building, room-by-room - and learn some fascinating things about the Middle Ages while you're at it! (Added: 8-Sep-2004 Hits: 23008) |
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Castles of Gondar - Hot! - (Rating: 6.21 Votes: 111) Rate It! - Report bad link An excellent tour of the castles of Gondar, Ethiopia from author Janice L. Dennie. (Added: 5-Dec-1999 Hits: 23941) |
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Castle St. Georgen - Hot! - (Rating: 8.80 Votes: 1640) Rate It! - Report bad link Seen from afar, the castle lies on a steeply falling terrace towards the Leibnitzer Field. Its history and its development date as far back as the Middle Ages. (Added: 24-Feb-2004 Hits: 29571) |
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Durham Castle - Hot! - (Rating: 7.33 Votes: 185) Rate It! - Report bad link Evidence of Norman work is still visible in the outer arch of the gateway and the passage within has a medieval vaulted roof; the great gates themselves are said to date back to the early sixteenth century. (Added: 2-Dec-1998 Hits: 45761) |
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Skipton Castle - Hot! - (Rating: 7.74 Votes: 244) Rate It! - Report bad link Skipton Castle is over 900 years old and one of the most complete and best preserved medieval castles in England. (Added: 6-Dec-1998 Hits: 43758) |
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Bodiam Castle - Hot! - (Rating: 8.24 Votes: 358) Rate It! - Report bad link Bodiam is probably one of the most photographic castles in England and was one of the last true castles to be built. This site gives a history of the Castle and it's owners through time along with some fine pictures for your enjoyment. (Added: 30-Dec-1999 Hits: 56063) |
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Arundel Castle - Hot! - (Rating: 7.33 Votes: 258) Rate It! - Report bad link A Visit to Arundel castle in Sussex. The historical castle at Arundel dates back to the Norman Conquest. This site tells of it's history and owners with some fine pictures. (Added: 16-Mar-1999 Hits: 54995) |
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360 Panorama of Kendal Castle (Exterior) - Hot! - (Rating: 4.59 Votes: 127) Rate It! - Report bad link Virtual reality view of Kendal Castle from the outside and the fabulous views of the surrounding town. (Added: 7-Apr-2000 Hits: 39024) |
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360 Panoramic of Kendal Castle (Interior) - Hot! - (Rating: 5.33 Votes: 74) Rate It! - Report bad link A stunning, revolving photograph of this historic castle in the north of England. Get a virtual reality tour and see what the interior of the castle looks like today. (Added: 7-Apr-2000 Hits: 21635) |
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Annecy's Castle - Hot! - (Rating: 5.87 Votes: 114) Rate It! - Report bad link Because of its silhouette, the castle of Annecy, fits into the mountain scenery and alternately stands out like a signal on the horizon. (Added: 5-Dec-1998 Hits: 35357) |
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Burghausen Castle - Hot! - (Rating: 6.70 Votes: 105) Rate It! - Report bad link Burghausen Castle in beautiful southern Germany is over a kilometer in length, has six courtyards, several moats with wooden drawbridges, a Kemenate (Ladies Bower), a Durnitz (Gothic Hall) and of course the Duke's Residence. (Added: 2-Dec-1998 Hits: 41281) |
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Neuschwanstein - Hot! - (Rating: 7.50 Votes: 286) Rate It! - Report bad link You most likely have seen this castle before, it inspired Walt Disney in designing his theme park castle. Like an eagle's nest it oversees the Hohenschwangau valleys to the North while the backside is protected by steep mountain ranges. (Added: 3-Dec-1998 Hits: 52426) |
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Carrickfergus Castle - Hot! - (Rating: 6.86 Votes: 82) Rate It! - Report bad link When Henry II was king of England, the Norman John de Courcy had overthrown the kings of the north of Ireland and established his rule from Carlingford Lough up the east coast as far as Fair Head. In 1180 he built a massive keep to guard the approach to Belfast Lough at Carrickfergus - the first real Irish castle. (Added: 4-Dec-1998 Hits: 32119) |
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Dracula's Castle - Hot! - (Rating: 7.56 Votes: 107) Rate It! - Report bad link Bran Castle, more commonly known as Dracula's Castle, was originally a fortress built by the Knights of the Teutonic Order in the year 1212. (Added: 16-Apr-1999 Hits: 24633) |
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Coat of Arms, Origins, Locations, & Meanings - Hot! - (Rating: 6.54 Votes: 55) Rate It! - Report bad link Various Coats of Arms with surname origins, locations, and meanings. Also a n extensive list of family mottoes. (Added: 11-Aug-2000 Hits: 28313) |
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Knighthood, Chivalry & Tournaments - Hot! - (Rating: 5.47 Votes: 74) Rate It! - Report bad link The romance of chivalry fascinates many people. Courageous, armoured knights clash in a whirl of heraldic splendour; beautiful, eloquent ladies bestow their embroidered sleeves and favors; squires dash hither and fro,lightly armoured, helping their knights as they may. (Added: 5-Dec-1998 Hits: 31944) |
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Castles - Hot! - (Rating: 6.50 Votes: 378) Rate It! - Report bad link A lengthy but never boring essay on the development of castles in western Europe. Includes a glossary of terms and bibliography. (Added: 21-Mar-1999 Hits: 81436) |
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A Medieval World - Hot! - (Rating: 5.96 Votes: 154) Rate It! - Report bad link European culture in the Middle Ages. Artwork, Info, Links and a virtual medieval world to explore (Added: 7-Aug-2000 Hits: 51911) |
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Camelot International - Hot! - (Rating: 5.83 Votes: 79) Rate It! - Report bad link In British legend, Camelot was the capital of the kingdom of King Arthur. The very name conjures up visions of chivalry and magic, romance and adventure. Enjoy the world of British heritage by visiting this site's extensive castle database and legend archive! (Added: 4-Dec-1998 Hits: 25560) |
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Castle Building! History, Pictures, Plans and Bibliography. - Hot! - (Rating: 6.25 Votes: 58) Rate It! - Report bad link We're building a castle! This site has material we've gathered or looked at during our planning and studying. Also included in the site is a bibliography and a short history of castles with pictures scanned from books. (Added: 4-Mar-1999 Hits: 31663) |
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The Quest - Hot! - (Rating: 5.83 Votes: 84) Rate It! - Report bad link An excellent Arthurian resource site with lots of information. (Added: 4-Dec-1998 Hits: 28525) |
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mythography - Hot! - (Rating: 7.70 Votes: 119) Rate It! - Report bad link mythography explores Greek, Roman, and Celtic mythology and art. (Added: 6-Feb-1999 Hits: 26865) |
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Castle Greywolf - Hot! - (Rating: 7.02 Votes: 167) Rate It! - Report bad link Fantasy home of Greywolf the Wanderer, King of the Sylvan Elves. (Added: 10-Jun-2000 Hits: 27764) |
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Casa Loma - Hot! - (Rating: 7.97 Votes: 55) Rate It! - Report bad link Visit Canada's majestic castle, Casa Loma and step back in time to a period of European elegance and splendour. The former home of Canadian financier Sir Henry Pellatt, Canada's foremost castle is complete with decorated suites, secret passages, an 800-foot tunnel, towers, stables, and beautiful 5-acre estate gardens! (Added: 24-Jul-1999 Hits: 23918) |
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Biltmore Estate - Hot! - (Rating: 8.27 Votes: 113) Rate It! - Report bad link Built by George Washington Vanderbilt and opened on Christmas Eve 1895, Biltmore Estate is the largest private home in America. It is located in Asheville, North Carolina (Added: 27-Jul-1999 Hits: 36483) |
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Arms and Armor - Hot! - (Rating: 6.48 Votes: 299) Rate It! - Report bad link Over 170 replicas of weapons and armor for the person who wants the real thing! (Added: 4-Dec-1998 Hits: 52901) |
