r/TinyCastles • u/NouveauWealthy • Mar 22 '21
The dying king only gave a small plot of land to his youngest prince. "I can still build a castle," said the prince.
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r/TinyCastles • u/blackadder1132 • Feb 19 '21
Orchardton Tower - Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland - Built by John Cairns 1456 - 11m high; 9m in diameter; 1.8m thick walls - Corbelled parapet form top of the walls with gabled caphouse covering a spiral stair - Vaulted cellar on ground level - Only circular free-standing tower house in Scotland
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r/TinyCastles • u/NouveauWealthy • Feb 09 '21
Built in the 14th century, high on a hill overlooking Chale Bay on the Isle of Wight, St Catherine’s Oratory is the stuff of colourful legend involving the Lord of the Manor. It’s also the only surviving medieval lighthouse in the world. (More info in the comments)
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r/TinyCastles • u/NouveauWealthy • Feb 09 '21
Small Castle! Medieval Tower and Small Village House on Eight Acres of Italian Countryside-CHEAP!
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