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Evocative ruins on the western shore of Loch Ness. Urquhart Castle was involved in the Scottish Wars of Independence and the conflict between the King and the Lords of the Isles, until finally being partially destroyed by Government troops to prevent its use by rebel Jacobites.
Walmer Castle is one of Henry VIII’s so-called ‘device forts’, a network of defences built to protect England against possible French invasion between 1539 and 1547. It is similar to the larger nearby Deal castle, but quatrefoil in plan and was surrounded by a sea-filled moat. It was captured by Parliamentary forces in the Civil War. In the 18th century, it was adapted for domestic use and became the official residence of the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports. The Cinque Ports are a group of originally five south coast ports (Hastings, New Romney, Hythe, Dover and Sandwich) that had a joint responsibility to provide a royal fleet to defend the realm. Among the most famous Wardens were Winston Churchill, William Pitt and the Duke of Wellington – who died at Walmer Castle in 1852. There is a collection of items and furnishings associated with the Duke on display, including a pair of his famous boots, the chair he died in and his death mask. More recent Lords Warden still use private apartments above the gatehouse. These included Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, who has a garden named for her in the lovely 8 acre grounds – which are a highlight of a visit, with wonderful views of the castle. Don’t miss the kitchen garden.
Walmer
The original castle at Warwick was built of wood in the 11th century, possibly on or near an earlier Saxon fortification. It evolved to become one of England's pre-eminent castles, home to the powerful Earls of Warwick. In 1604, it passed to the Greville family, who occupied it until 1978. Warwick is an exceptionally complete picture-book castle, now run by an entertainments company. In addition to the building's undoubted historic merits, there is something of the theme park about it and all manner of things aimed at children. Attractions include a dungeon experience, a trebuchet, birds of prey, daily activities and extensive gardens/grounds.
Weeting Castle is an extensively ruined early medieval moated manor house, built in local flint. It was built by Hugh de Plais, a tenant of William de Warenne, the Earl of Surrey (see Castle Acre), in about 1180. It remained the home of the de Plais family until the late 14th century, when the property passed by marriage to the Howards, Earls of Norfolk and was subsequently abandoned.
The site has actually been in use since at least Saxon times. After the hall went out of use, it was incorporated as an ornamental feature within the grounds of the now demolished Weeting Hall and an ice house was built to store ice collected from the moat.
Access off a footpath near the attractive Church of Mary the Virgin.
Weeting
This part of the North Wessex Downs - a designated AONB (area of outstanding natural beauty) was a busy place in prehistoric times, with ample evidence of human activity since the Neolithic period. White Horse hill features Britain's oldest chalk hillside figures, a spectacular, highly stylised, carving of a gigantic horse believed to be some 3,000 years old. Some think it's not a horse, but a dragon; and below it is Dragon Hill, a natural lump (though it looks man-made) where patch of bare ground on the top is meant to be where St George killed the dragon and spilled its blood. Above the White Horse is Uffington Castle, a simple rectangular Iron Age structure dating from around 700 BC and the highest point in Oxfordshire. Behind it is the Ridgeway, part of an ancient trackway that stretched from Dorset to the Wash, parts of which are still in use.
Unfortunately, it is hard to photograph Uffington's White Horse - except from the air.
There is a National Trust car park nearby and a small disabled pull-in on Dragon Hill Road.
Uffington
Windsor Castle was built in the 11th century by William the Conqueror and is the oldest and largest inhabited castle in the world. It has been used by the British monarchy for almost 1,000 years and is an official residence of Her Majesty The Queen, whose standard flies from the Round Tower when she is at home. Parts are open to the public, including the State Apartments and St George's Chapel. A further highlight is Queen Mary's Dolls' House.
However, because Windsor Castle is a working palace, opening arrangements are subject to change, sometimes at short notice, and you should check before making a special journey.
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