This year medieval castles and abandoned fortresses became a real trend on the internet. A lot of people want to touch old stones of these aesthetic buildings. Here is a list of the best medieval English castles.
Acton Burnell Castle
This building of the 13th century is believed to be the place where the first Parliament of England at which the Commons were fully represented was held in 1283. The castles used to be rectangular with a defending tower at each corner, but know there only remained the main part of the building and one wall of the room where the first Parliament of England was held. Castle was built on a good strategic position near the old Roman road of Watling Street.
The main part of Acton Burnell Castle
Acton Burnell Castle is located in Shropshire
More information about this castle you can find here.
Aydon Castle
Next castle in our list is Aydon Castle that also was built in the 13th century, originally it was a timber-framed manor house, founded by Hugh de Reymes. But in the 14th century an outer curtain wall with a plain arched gateway was added and the open side is flanked by a rectangular tower and 14th century D-shaped angle tower. With this ''upgrade'' it is become easier to defend it. But the defences were not strong enough to stop the Scots, sacking the manor in 1315 and 1346.
Inside of Aydon Castle walls
Aydon Castle is located north-west of the village center, off Aydon Road. 5 miles north-east of Hexham - more info
Carisbrooke Castle
Carisbrooke has been a central place of power for more than 1000 years. Originally it was a Saxon fortress and a castle of the Norman conquest, but then it was upgraded and remodeled in the Middle Ages under Elizabeth I. Carisbrooke is a symbolic center of the whole island.
Photo by English Heritage -detailed scheme
Stokesay Castle
Stokesay Castle is one of the finest surviving fortified manor houses in England, and situated at Stokesay in Shropshire. It was largely built in its present form in the late 13th century by Laurence de Ludlow, on the earlier castle (some of which still survives) founded by its original owners the de Lacy family, from whom it passed to their de Verdun heirs, who retained feudal overlordship of Stokesay until at least 1317. Laurence 'of' Ludlow was one of the leading wool merchants in England, who intended it to form a secure private house and generate income as a commercial estate.
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