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		<title>Corfe Castle</title>
		<link>http://castle.nicuilie.eu/2010/03/corfe-castle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:40:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dorset, impressive ruins of a castle which was built 1000 years ago, and had its best period in the 13th and 14th centuries. In 1635 the castle was bought by Sir John Bankes, and as he was the supporter of the king castle was destroyed by the parliamentary forces during the English civil war after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Domain of Balgonie (Scotland) - the history</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:25:49 +0000</pubDate>
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The Tower, the oldest still standing intact in Fife, was built for Sir Thomas Sibbald of Balgonie and is regarded as one of the finest 14th century towers in Scotland.
Built in Ashlar of the hardest of sandstone, it rises approximately 75 feet to the parapets. The walls on the ground floor are 10.5 feet thick [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beeston Castle (Cheshire)</title>
		<link>http://castle.nicuilie.eu/2009/11/beeston-castle-cheshire/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:13:51 +0000</pubDate>
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Cheshire, was built, inspired by the great castles of the Holy Land, in 13th century by Earl Ranulf of Chester on a craggy cliff in the middle of Cheshire plain¨with magnificent open views to all directions; the deep well is over 100 metres Deep well below ground.






(UP: Beeston is in the second plan. In the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alnwick Castle (Duke of Northumberland)</title>
		<link>http://castle.nicuilie.eu/2009/11/alnwick-castle-genera/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:14:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Northumberland, home of The Duke of Northumberland for 700 years, has a fine collection of paintings and books.


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		<title>Blair Castle (Blair Atholl)</title>
		<link>http://castle.nicuilie.eu/2009/11/blair-castle-blair-atholl/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:18:31 +0000</pubDate>
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situated in Piltochry, Perthshire, Scotland

When the Atholl family first made their home in the Strath of Garry, more than seven centuries ago, it was a wild and dangerous place. It was also a strategic one. Whoever held Blair Atholl was gatekeeper to the Grampian mountains and the route north to Inverness.
The Castle has been a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Montagu Palace (Beaulieu Abbey)</title>
		<link>http://castle.nicuilie.eu/2009/11/montagu-palace-beaulieu-abbey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:45:40 +0000</pubDate>
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Formerly the 14th century Great Gatehouse of Beaulieu Abbey, Palace House is set in glorious grounds and gardens with immaculate spreading lawns and walkways overlooking the Beaulieu River. The House has been in Lord Montagu&#8217;s family ownership since 1538, when Sir Thomas Wriothesley, later 1st Earl of Southampton, bought the Estate after the Dissolution of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The History of Arundel Castle (England)</title>
		<link>http://castle.nicuilie.eu/2009/11/the-history-of-arundel-castle-england/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:07:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is nearly 1,000 years of history at this great castle, situated in magnificent grounds overlooking the River Arun in West Sussex and built at the end of the 11th century by Roger de Montgomery, Earl of Arundel. The oldest feature is the motte, an artificial mound, over 100 feet high from the ditch, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arundel Castle, West Sussex, England</title>
		<link>http://castle.nicuilie.eu/2009/11/arundel-castle-west-sussex-england/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:59:35 +0000</pubDate>
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This is a magnificent castle situated on a hill overlooking the river Arun. Built at the end of the 11th century, it has been, and still is, the residence of the Dukes of Norfolk for over 700 years. You may tour much of the grounds and interior here.
The Black Swan offered a wonderful lunch by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Colchester Castle Park</title>
		<link>http://castle.nicuilie.eu/2009/11/colchester-castle-park/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:45:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Essex, a Norman castle keep with a fine museum of Roman and medieval times. Photo gallery from Colchester Castle.

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		<title>Clitheroe Castle, Lancashire</title>
		<link>http://castle.nicuilie.eu/2009/11/clitheroe-castle-lancashire/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:35:50 +0000</pubDate>
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Photos form  Clitheroe Castle.
Clitheroe , Lancashire, the ruins of a Norman keep on a high limestone mound right in the centre of the town of Clitheroe; the local historical and geological museum in situated in the house next to the castle
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