Castle articles
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Santa Bárbara Castle takes centre stage: Filming begins in Alicante
The Santa Bárbara Castle in Alicante will serve as the backdrop for the upcoming film by renowned director Alejandro Amenábar. The fortress will be closed to the public from May 8 to 16 for the filming of “El Cautivo”, which recounts Miguel de Cervantes’ time in captivity in Algiers. The Alicante Film Office, under the […]
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Roundhay Park: What remains of the historic Leeds castle dating back to 1821
The folly was designed and built by master craftsman George Nettleton in 1821 for Thomas Nicholson, the owner of Roundhay Park. It was intended as an ornamental feature to provide entertainment for the Nicholson family. Sign up for our free monthly retro digest email His daughters visited to sew and shooting parties on the estate used the upper room as a luncheon venue. The folly served as a summerhouse and originally had a wooden roof. Located at the head of Waterloo Lake it was it was built to...
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The ruined castle an easy drive from Cambridge used to keep out raiders from the sea
The story of this castle on the Thames Estuary is filled with conflict, war and rebellion