Steven Till

Built in Scotland between 1290 and 1300, Caerlaverock castle was one of the first castles of concentric circle design ever built. Caerlaverock is triangular in shape, of French style, with a large gatehouse of two drum towers standing at the apex of the triangle. At the time, these drum towers acted as the keep of […]

Filed under: Castles, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on March 15th, 2009 | 6 Comments »

Constructed around the same time as the Tower of London (late 11th century), Dover Castle stands as one of the earliest castles built by William the Conqueror after his conquest of Anglo-Saxon England. Duke William had the castle built near an old Roman lighthouse and burgh, which King Harold (the last Saxon king of medieval […]

Filed under: Castles, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on January 6th, 2009 | 23 Comments »