Fortification Collection (page 88)

Oriel Window in Lincoln Castle, 11th century. Artist: William the Conqueror
Oriel Window in Lincoln Castle, an Eleanor Cross that was once part of Sutton Hall, 11th century

Corfe Castle, 11th century. Artist: William the Conqueror
Corfe Castle, built by William I. King Edward II was imprisoned here in 1326

Bodiam Castle, 14th century. Artist: Edward Dalyngrigge
Bodiam Castle, dismantled in the Civil War, 14th century

Sheriff Hutton Castle, 12th century
Sheriff Hutton Castle, stronghold of Richard III, 12th century

Helmsley Castle, 12th century. Artist: Walter l Espec
Helmsley Castle in Yorkshire, 12th century

Chatlan at Vitre Castle, 14th century
Chatlan at Vitre Castle in Brittany, 14th century

Buffavento Castle, 11th century
Buffavento Castle in the Kyrennia Mountains. It was defended by Isaac Comneus (Despot of Cyprus 1184-91) against Richard the Lion Heart, 11th century

The Great Keep of Kolossi Castle, 15th century
The Great Keep of Kolossi Castle, a former crusader stronghold built by the knights of St John of Jerusalem, 15th century

Maiden Castle, 4th century
Maiden Castle, showing a Roman Temple inside the Iron Age hill fort, 4th century

Cranbrook Castle, an Iron Age Hillfort. It is univallate, with berm ditch and counterscarp, and a stone-built rampart

Charles Fort, 17th century. Artist: Sir William Robinson
Charles Fort, a star fort near Kinsale Harbour, built to withstand attack by cannon, 17th century

Stagie Fort, Ireland, 4th century
Stagie Fort, an iron age hillfort, 4th century

The Rabat in Sousse, a fortified monastery

Grave circle A in the citadel at Mycenae, 16th century BC
Grave circle A in the citadel at Mycenae, seen from the Lion Gate, 16th century BC

The town of Naoussa seen from the fort in the harbour
The town of Naoussa on the Isle of Paros seen from the fort in the harbour

Roman fort of the Saxon shore, 3rd century
Roman fort of the Saxon shore at Portus Adurni, 3rd century

Roman tombstone of Longinus Sdapeze, 1st century
Roman tombstone of Longinus Sdapeze, an auxillary cavalryman, from Colchester. Now in the Colchester Castle museums collection, 1st century

Colchester Castle, 1st century
Colchester Castle, which was built by the Normans on the remains of a Roman temple of Claudius, 1st century

Reconstruction of Roman siege fortifications surrounding the Celtic hill-fort of Alesia. From here can be seen tower, ditches, branches and pits

The Turkish fort at Paphos, 16th century
The Turkish fort at Paphos, built over old Venetian defences, 16th century

Stone relief of a trio of hooded Romano-British deities, 3rd century
Stone relief of three hooded Romano-British deities, the Gennii Cucullati, found at Housesteads in Northumberland. These deities were associated with fertility, water and agriculture

Looking east from Housesteads Roman fort on Hadrians Wall, 2nd century
Looking east from Housesteads Roman fort on Hadrians Wall in the evening, 2nd century

Helmsley castle in Yorkshire, 12th century

Relief of a Romano-British triple goddess, 3rd century
Relief of a Romano-British triple goddess, possibly Coventina, from the Roman fort at High Rochester, Northumberland, 3rd century

Depiction of the birth of the Roman god Mithras from an egg, 2nd century
Depiction of the birth of Mithras from an egg, a symbol of eternal life, from the Mithraeum at Housesteads on Hadrians wall. Now at the Museum of Antiquities in Newcastle, 2nd century

The Moscow Kremlin at the time of Tsar Ivan III the Great, 1921. Artist: Apollinary Vasnetsov
The Moscow Kremlin at the time of Tsar Ivan III the Great, 1921. Ivan III of Russia was Grand Prince of Moscow from 1462 until his death in 1505

Landscape with the Legend of Saint Roch, early 16th century. Artist: Joachim Patinir
Landscape with the Legend of Saint Roch, early 16th century. Found in the collection of the State Art Museum, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Leaving the Castle, 19th century. Artist: Eugene Isabey
Leaving the Castle, 19th century. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Ambersbury Banks Iron Age fort, 8th century BC
Ambersbury Banks Iron Age fort in Epping Forest, Essex, 8th century BC

Gateway of the Roman fort in High Rochester, Northumberland, 1st century

Decoration in the court of the maidens in the Alcazar, 14th century
Modejar decoration on an arch in the court of the maidens in the Alcazar in Seville, 14th century

The Alcazaba and River Guardiana in Merida, with a Moorish well in the middle distance

Hadrians Wall, looking east to Milecastle, 2nd century
Hadrians Wall, looking east to Milecastle and Crag Lough beyond, from Peel Crags, 2nd century

View from the watch-tower of the Ribat across Sousse
View from the watch-tower of the Ribat, a fortified monastery, across Sousse

Bronze Bulls head escutcheon, found at Dinorben hill-fort. Now from the National Museums collection in Cardiff

Kolossi castle on Cyprus, 13th century
Kolossi castle on Cyprus, which was the base for the Knights of John of Jerusalem, 13th century

Bodrum Crusader castle in Turkey, 15th century
Bodrum castle in Turkey, built by crusaders, 15th century

Procession to Hambach Castle on 27th May 1832
Procession to Hambach Castle, Germany, 27 May 1832. In 1832 the people of the Palatinate met at Hambach in protest at the repressive rule of their Bavarian rulers

Cashel Cathedral, 10th century
Caskel Cathedral in County Tipperary, Ireland, 10th century

Promontary fort on the Dingle peninsula, 6th century BC
Celtic iron age promontary fort on the Dingle peninsula, from inside the fort showing the inner and outer defensive wals, with gateways. The walls are 10 feet high, and 25 feet thick, 6th century BC

View of the Spanish fort Borj el Kebir, 13th century
View of the Spanish fort Borj el Kebir, built in 1289 and with later additions by arabs, 13th centruy

Hadrians Wall from Housesteads Fort in Northumberland, 2nd century
View northeast along Hadrians Wall from Housesteads Fort in Northumberland, with the terrain being used to improve defence of the wall, 2nd century

Grianan of Aileach Hillfort, 6th-7th century
Grianan of Aileach Hillfort in County Donegal in Ireland, 6th-7th century

Charles Fort near Kinsale in County Cork, 17th century

Dun Gruigaig, a promontory fort on the Isle of Skye
Dun Gruigaig, a promontory fort on the Straithard peninsula on the Isle of Skye. The fort is both Celtic and Viking

View of the Acropolis at night, 5th century BC
View of the Acropolis at night, from Philopappos hill, 5th century BC

Entrance of the promontory fort Dun Gruieag on the Strathaird Peninsula on the Isle of Skye, Scotland

Helmsley Castle, Yorkshire

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