Sherborne Old Castle was first built by Robert, Bishop of Salisbury in early 12th century and had a tower in each corner. It was used as a palace but later fell into decay and mostly demolished after a long seige during the Civil War. Sir Walter Raleigh was given the Sherborne Estates in 16th Century and started to modernise it, before giving up and building a new castle which is still in use on another part of the estate. Dorset.
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The ruins of Sandsfoot Castle overlooking Portland Harbour in Dorset, England. The castle is one of Henry VIII's Device Forts, also known as Henrician Castles, built in the 1530s to the west of Weymouth. Sandsfoot, along with the contemporary Portland Castle opposite (not pictured), was designed to protect shipping in Portland Harbour from foreign raiders and to prevent invasion forces gathering offshore. Most of the castle has since fallen into the sea. In the foreground a kayaker paddles along and a man and girl play with a large ball in a small inlet known as Castle Cove.
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Blair Castle and surrounding buildings taken from nearby roadway in bright but cloudy conditions with no strong shadows.
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Edzell Castle is a ruined 16th century castle, with an early 17th century walled garden. It is located close to Edzell, and is around 5 miles (8 km) north of Brechin
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It has a castle dating from the 15th century, Ripley Castle, which has been the home of the Ingilby family for 700 years. The present owner is Sir Thomas Ingilby, 6th Baronet the 28th generation.
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The Castle of Canossa is a castle in Canossa, province of Reggio Emilia, northern Italy. It is especially known as the seat of the Walk to Canossa, the meeting of Emperor Henry IV and Pope Gregory VII during the Investiture Controversy (1077).
Alexander pope visited Sherborne in 1724 and described a "rustic seat of stone" with two urns. This seat dates from the late 18th century and was probably designed by Henry Holland.
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Newark Castle, in Newark, Nottinghamshire, England, is said to have been founded by Egbert, king of the West Saxons, was partly rebuilt and greatly extended by Alexander, consecrated Bishop of Lincoln in 1123, who established it as a mint.
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