Stokesay, England
Stokesay Castle
A 13th-century fortified manor house that was once sieged during the English Civil War.
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Stokesay, England
A 13th-century fortified manor house that was once sieged during the English Civil War.
Whitehead, Northern Ireland
This tower once belonged to a castle fit for a knight.
Deganwy, Wales
This ancient castle has been abandoned since the Edwardian conquest of Wales.
Wiltshire, England
This ancient fort overlooks the site of a disastrous retreat from the English Civil War.
Lydbury North, England
This Iron Age hill fort remained hidden until a series of storms revealed its history.
Bath and North East Somerset, England
An Iron Age hillfort rooted in Arthurian legend was made famous by musician Peter Gabriel.
County Donegal, Ireland
You can see three Irish counties from this Neolithic hillside fort, once the seat of the Kingdom of Ailech.
Valencia, Spain
Walk into an underground archeological dig, the site of the Roman Forum that was once the center of Valencia.
Borth, Wales
A 4,500-year-old forest is slowly being revealed from beneath the sands of a Welsh beach.
Dublin, Ireland
A former fortified tower now houses a collection of classic communications equipment.
Saint-Malo, France
A unique military outpost carved into a rocky outcrop in the English Channel.
Aït Ben Haddou, Morocco
A fortified city, home to a remaining population of five families
Milford Haven, Wales
This 19th-century island fort built to protect against an invasion by sea.
Walsh Island, Ireland
An unassuming historical marker for an iron age fort leads you to an oddly adorned cemetery for unbaptized children.
Tulsk, Ireland
This ancient Irish landscape boasts hundreds of legendary ruins.
County Wicklow, Ireland
Ancient Bronze Age rampart that was used into the middle ages.
Lostwithiel, England
The ruins of an 11th-century Norman castle with a rare, perfectly circular shape.
Wadebridge, England
This remote castle was built to be a wealthy businessman's palace of vice but is now simply a historic vacation cottage.
Granada, Spain
Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress.
Galway, Ireland
An Iron Age fort on the edge of a seaside cliff offers a glimpse into an ancient, mystical world.
Rivas-Vaciamadrid, Spain
Not far from Madrid, a set of perfectly preserved trenches date back to the Spanish Civil War.
Madrid, Spain
Among the oldest structures in Madrid, these Moorish walls once guarded the medieval city of Mayrit.
Salé, Morocco
The city walls of Salé lead to the ruins of this seaside "bastion of tears."
Condado de Castilnovo, Spain
The history of this Moorish castle includes royals, a Mexican-Spanish association, and several attempts at lodging.