It took on the form we see today in the 1440’s after the Stewarts took over. The Stewarts lost the castle in a drunken bet around 1620 to Clan Campbell
According to this year’s surveys, 11 percent of Americans who are planning to travel internationally right now are considering a trip to the United Kingdom. Of those travelers, one-in-four intends to explore the country beyond London, showing an interest in its history and heritage.
A similar curiosity fuels trips to villages throughout Europe and other continents that otherwise might’ve ended up being forgotten. Settlements abandoned by developers that never became suburbs.
However, there is a way to visit these wonderful places even without leaving your home. The subreddit r/Castles and its 149k members constantly share pictures of wonderful historic palaces and fortifications. So pack your thumbs, we’re scrolling!
#1 Edinburgh, Scotland Is Like A Real Life Harry Potter World
#2 Mont St-Michel, France
#3 Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany
#4 Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, Scotland
#5 Cochem Castle, Germany
#6 Osaka Castle At Night
#7 The Bojnice Castle Was Built In The 12th Century, It’s Located In Slovakia And Has Romantic,gothic And Renaissance Elements
#8 Kylemore Abbey In The Fog, Connemara, Galway, Ireland
#9 Sanctuary Of Truth In Pattaya, Thailand
#10 Stalker, Scotland. Stalker Castle Was First Built In 1320 By Clan Macdougall
#11 Château De Pierrefonds, France. It Is Such An Overwhelming Feeling Just Standing In Front Of It
#12 Scaligero Castle, Italy
#13 I Didn’t Notice Any Japanese Castles, So Here Is Himeji Castle
#14 Hohenzollern Castle, Germany
#15 Butrón Castle, Spain
#16 Wooden Church On Kizhi Island, Russia, Builts Without Nails
#17 Fort Bourtange, Groningen, Netherlands
#18 Hohenzollern Castle At Sunrise On A Winter Morning In The Sea Of Clouds, Germany
#19 Peleș Castle – Carpathian Mountains – Sinaia, Romania
#20 Borrekens Castle – Antwerp – Construction Began 1270
#21 Abandoned Castle In Lough Key, Ireland
#22 Wernigerode Castle, Germany
#23 The Castle Of Wijnendale, Belgium
#24 Quinta Da Regaleira In Sintra Portugal. This Place Is Surreal
#25 Tantallon Castle, Scotland
#26 The Garibaldi Castle In Khryashchevka, Russia, Is Named By Its Owner In The Honor Of His Father – Garibaldi Arcadievich Kuzichkin
The castle was built in the Neo-Gothic style and it’s more of an architectural fantasy on the theme of European Gothic and Romanticism
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