File OxwichCastle 4.jpg thumb OxwichCastle and dovecote OxwichCastle occupies a position on a wooded headland overlooking Oxwich Bay on the Gower Peninsula , Wales , United Kingdom UK . Although it may occupy the site of an earlier fortification, this is a castle in name only as it is a grand Tudor architecture Tudor manor house built in courtyard style. A product of the peaceful 16th century, Oxwich was built by Sir Rice Mansel to provide sumptuous accommodation. He gave it a mock military gateway complete with family coat of arms . Sir Rice s work was confined to the southern block and was completed between the 1520s and 30s. On Mansel s death his son, Sir Edward Mansel succeeded to the property and between 1560 80 created the much grander style multi storied range which contained an impressive hall and elegant long gallery a fashionable Elizabethan architecture feature. The six storey south east tower which still survives probably accommodated the family and servants. After the Mansels moved out in the 1630s the castle fell into disrepair and the south range was used as a farmhouse. The building is now in the care of Cadw . External links commons category inline OxwichCastle http www.llanegwad carmarthen.co.uk castleoxwich.htm llanegwad carmarthen http www.cadw.wales.gov.uk Details & photos http www.castlewales.com oxwich.html Details & photos oscoor gbx SS498862 coord 51.55463 N 4.16791 W region GB source enwiki osgb36 SS498862 display title Note WGS84 lat long, converted from OSGB36 grid ref Category Castles in Swansea Category Mock castles in Wales Category Grade I listed buildings in Swansea Category Country houses in Wales Category Article Feedback 5 Wales castle stub cy Castell Oxwich no OxwichCastle ... more details
image OxwichBay.jos.500pix.jpg thumb Oxwich Bay on the Gower Peninsula of South Wales Oxwich Bay lang cy Bae Oxwich is a bay on the south of the Gower Peninsula , Wales . Its landscape features sand dune s, salt marsh es and woodland . Oxwich Bay includes a 2.5 mile long sandy beach , accessible from the village of Oxwich . It is a popular spot for human swimming swimming and watersports including diving , sailing , water skiing and windsurfing . There is a public footpath along the cliffs from Oxwich Bay, around Oxwich Point, and to Port Eynon Bay. Buses run every couple of hours between Oxwich and Port Eynon. A wetland site at the rear of the dunes forms Oxwich Burrows National Nature Reserve ref http www.jncc.gov.uk pdf gcrdb GCRsiteaccount1988.pdf ref The dunes are crossed by a small stream called Nicholaston Pill. The bay ends at the eastern end with the cliffs of High Tor but at low tide, a continuous sandy beach connects with Three Cliffs Bay beyond. Submarine cables leave the mainland of United Kingdom Britain from Oxwich. These include the SOLAS cable across the Irish Sea , and the TAT 11 and Gemini North transatlantic telephone cable s. These latter two do not terminate here but instead continue on to France TAT 11 and England Gemini . On 1 February 2007, The http www.thetravelmagazine.co.uk Travel Magazine named Oxwich beach the most beautiful in Britain. ref http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi uk news wales south west 6375469.stm BBC News South West Gower beach named Britain ... beachguide beachguide.php?action display location&loc id 29 Forces of Nature Oxwich Bay Beach information http www.thegowercoast.com beaches oxwich bay Oxwich http www.geograph.org.uk search.php?i 2731799 www.geograph.co.uk photos of Oxwich Bay and surrounding area http www.bgs.ac.uk landslides oxwichBay.html Landslide at Oxwich Bay December 2009 British Geological Survey Gower Peninsula coord ... in West Glamorgan nn Oxwich Bay ... more details
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The Castle may refer to Places The Castle at Budawang National Park , Australia The Castle volcano , a volcano in British Columbia, Canada The Castle Ramona, California , listed on the List of RHPs in CA NRHP in California , USA The Castle Atlanta , a landmark former residence in Midtown, Atlanta, Georgia The Castle Waltham, Massachusetts , listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts, USA The Castle Marietta, Ohio , a NRHP home in Ohio, USA The Castle Saint Helena , the government buildings in Jamestown Other The Castle novel Das Schlo is a 1922 novel by Franz Kafka and its translations The Castle Kadare The Castle Kadare , 1970 novel K shtjella by Ismail Kadare The Castle film The Castle film , a 1997 Australian comedy film The Castle 1964 film The Castle 1964 film , a 1964 Danish film The Castle 1968 film The Castle 1968 film , a West German film adaptation of the Kafka novel directed by Rudolf Noelte The Castle game The Castle game , a videogame made by ASCII corporation The Castle radio series The Castle radio series , 2007 BBC radio comedy set in the Middle Ages See also Castle disambiguation disambig de The Castle ... more details
, see List of castles . For similar but unrelated structures in Japan, see Japanese castle . PLEASE ... right 300px alt A castle high on a rocky peninsula above a plain. It is dominated by a tall rectangular ... a medieval city. File Bodiam castle 10My8 1197.jpg thumb 300px alt A castle of square plan ... Castle in England surrounded by a water filled moat . A castle from Latin castellum is a type of fortification ... nobility . Scholars debate the scope of the word castle , but usually consider it to be the private ... in castle studies, the structures also served as centres of administration and symbols of power ..., a scientific approach to castle defence emerged. This led to the proliferation of towers, with an emphasis ... time to maximise the castle s firepower. These changes in defence have been attributed to a mixture of castle technology from the Crusades , such as Concentric castle concentric fortification , and inspiration from earlier defences such as castra Roman forts . Not all the elements of castle architecture ... not significantly affect castle building until the 15th century, when artillery became powerful ... , the keep of the Tower of London , exemplifies all uses of a castle including city defence, a residence, and a place of refuge in times of crisis. The word castle is derived from the Latin word castellum ... also derive from castellum . ref Harvnb Creighton Higham 2003 p 6 ref The word castle was introduced ... In its simplest terms, the definition of a castle accepted amongst academics is a private fortified ... ref In the late 20th century, there was a trend to refine the definition of a castle by including ... name Coulson 16 File Windsor Castle at Sunset Nov 2006.jpg thumb left 300px alt A castle, seen at the end of a long avenue, lit pink by the sunset. The castle gives an impression of tremendous size, and has an imposing, twin towered gatehouse and, to the left, a large round keep. Windsor Castle in England ... taken. Between 1066 and 1087 he established 36 castles such as Warwick Castle , which he used ... more details
infobox Book See Wikipedia WikiProject Novels or Wikipedia WikiProject Books name Castle to Castle title orig D un ch teau l autre translator Ralph Manheim 1968 image prefer 1st edition image caption author Louis Ferdinand C line illustrator cover artist Paul Bonet country France language French language French series genre Novel publisher ditions Gallimard Gallimard release date 12 June 1957 english release date 1968 media type Print Hardcover Hardback & Paperback pages 315 isbn 978 2 070 21310 8 preceded by followed by Castle to Castle is the English title of the 1957 novel by Louis Ferdinand C line , titled in French D un ch teau l autre . The book was written about his experiences in exile at Sigmaringen , Germany , with the Vichy France Vichy French government towards the end of World War II . Legacy Castle to Castle was mentioned in the biography of Jack Kerouac , Subterranean Kerouac by Ellis Amburn St. Martin s Press, 1998 . Kerouac was at dinner with Steve Allen and Jayne Meadows at their apartment when he described C line s work as a portrait of existence as rotten and mad p. 301 . Category 1957 novels Category Novels by Louis Ferdinand C line Category World War II novels Category Autobiographical novels Category Novels set in Germany 1950s novel stub fr D un ch teau l autre fa ... more details
Balloch Castle may be Balloch Castle West Dunbartonshire Balloch Castle Perth and Kinross Balloch Castle was a castle at Loch Doon disambig ... more details
Derry Castle can refer to several things Derry Castle, Tipperary , a castle in Ireland Derry Castle barque Derry Castle , a barque wrecked on Enderby Island in 1887 The Wreck Of The Derry Castle , a poem by Henry Lawson disambig ... more details
Castle Street may be Castle Street, Bridgwater , England Castle Street, Cambridge , England Castle Street, Canterbury , England Castle Street, Edinburgh , Scotland Castle Street, Liverpool , England Castle Street, Oxford , England Castle Street, Reading , England Castle Street, Worcester , Massachusetts, USA See also 62 Castle St , a hotel in Liverpool, England Castle Street Row , a historic building in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA The Madhouse on Castle Street , a British television play Castle Square disambiguation disambig ... more details
Castle Combe Castle stood to the north of the village of Castle Combe , Wiltshire , England . gbmapping ST837777 . It was a medieval motte and bailey castle standing on a limestone spur. It was unusual in that it had a keep with at least four and possibly five Ward fortification bailey s. Earthworks and some stonework remain. References http www.archaeological surveys.co.uk ccombe.htm Castle Combe castle Fry, Plantagenet Somerset, The David & Charles Book of Castles , David & Charles, 1980. ISBN 0 7153 7976 3 England castle stub coord 51.49800 N 2.23620 W region GB source enwiki osgb36 ST837777 display title Note WGS84 lat long, converted from OSGB36 grid ref Category Castles in Wiltshire ... more details
Marienburg Castle may refer to Malbork Castle in Poland Marienburg Castle Hanover in Germany Marienburg Castle Hildesheim in Germany seealso Marienburg disambiguation ... more details
Castle Mountains may refer to Castle Mountains California in California, USA Castle Mountains Montana in Montana, USA Castle Mountains Nevada in Nevada, USA disambig ... more details
Infobox Historic building image Castle Acre Castle.jpg caption Remains of Castle Acre keep and surrounding curtain wall name Castle Acre location town Castle Acre , Norfolk location country England map type Norfolk latitude 52.703052 longitude 0.693285 architect client William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey William de Warenne engineer construction start date completion date Mid 11th century date demolished cost structural system style Motte and bailey castle size Castle Acre Castle is the remains of a motte and bailey castle, with extensive earthworks, at Castle Acre , in the England English county of Norfolk gbmapping TF819151 . ref name Pastscape cite web title Castle Acre url http www.pastscape.org.uk hob.aspx?hob id 357930 publisher Pastscape.org.uk accessdate 2008 02 23 ref It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument , ref name Pastscape and a Grade I listed building . ref name Images of England cite web title Castle Acre url http www.imagesofengland.org.uk details default.aspx?id 221880 publisher Images of England accessdate 2008 02 23 ref The castle was founded soon after the Norman Conquest of England Norman Conquest of 1066 by William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey William de Warenne ... of the castle was a planned town the whole settlement was fortified . The riverside location ... difficult. The castle was of motte and bailey construction on the summit of the motte was the residence ..., and a lesser wall tops the bailey banks. The Castle is now in the care of English Heritage , along with the nearby Castle Acre Bailey Gate and Castle Acre Priory . References reflist External links Commons category Castle Acre Castle http www.english heritage.org.uk daysout properties castle acre castle and bailey gate Castle Acre Castle page on English Heritage website http www.castleuk.net castle lists east anglia 132 castleacre.htm CastleUK.net http www.castlexplorer.co.uk england acre acre.php CastleXplorer http www.castles abbeys.co.uk Castle Acre Castle Priory.html Castles Abbeys and Medieval ... more details
Castle Green may refer to Castle Green, London Castle Green, South Yorkshire Castle Green, Surrey Castle Park, Bristol An apartment building, part of Hotel Green complex disambig ... more details
Castle of Deception may refer to Castle of Deception play Castle of Deception play , a play by Peter Philip. Castle of Deception novel Castle of Deception novel , a novel set in the Bard s Tale universe. dab ... more details
Killeen Castle may Refer to Killeen Castle, Dunsany is a castle near Dunshaughlin, County Meath, Republic of Ireland. Killeen Castle, Castlegar is a castle in Castlegar, County Galway, Republic of Ireland. disambiguation ... more details
Largie Castle may refer to any of several places in Scotland Largie Castle, Rhunahaorine Largie Castle, Tayinloan Unsupported in Wikipedia articles Largie Castle, Largie , Largie Largie Castle, Aberdeenshire , Aberdeenshire Disambiguation ... more details
Hubert s Castle German Schlo Hubertus may refer to Hubertus Castle novel an 1895 German novel by Ludwig Ganghofer Hubertus Castle 1934 film Hubertus Castle 1954 film Hubertus Castle 1973 film Disambig ... more details
taki Castle may refer to taki Castle Chiba a Japanese castle located in taki, Chiba taki Castle Fukui a Japanese castle located in Echizen, Fukui disambig DEFAULTSORT Otaki ... more details
Wildenstein Castle may refer to the following castles Wildenstein Castle Basel Country Wildenstein Castle in the Canton of Basel Landschaft Wildenstein Castle Aargau Wildenstein Castle in the Canton of Aargau disambig ... more details
wiktionary castle castles ch teau fort Castle s are fortified residences built in Europe and the Middle East in the Middle Ages. Castle or Castles may refer to tocright Structures Japanese castle s, fortifications built in Japan Places Castle, Bedford , an electoral ward in Bedford, England Castle, Leicester , an electoral ward in Leicester , England Castle District Electoral Area Castle district electoral area , Belfast, Northern Ireland Castle, Swansea , an electoral ward in Swansea, Wales Castle, Oklahoma , a town in the United States Castle Geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone Newcastle under Lyme or Castle Entertainment Castle novel Castle novel , a 2000 novel by Garth Nix Castle book Castle book , a 1978 book by David Macaulay Castle card game , a card game designed by Bruno ... in 1991 Castle TV series Castle TV series , an American television series Castle Jolin Tsai album Castle Jolin Tsai album Castle Sherman Chung album Castle Sherman Chung album Castle Chuck Castle Chuck ... the king and rook Rook chess or Castle, a chess piece Companies Castle company , a British loudspeaker manufacturer Castle Building Centres Group Ltd. , Canadian retailers of lumber and building materials Castle Communications , a record label Castle Technology , a British computer company based in Cambridge Castle Air , a British helicopter charter and sales company Other uses Castle surname , a surname and list of people with that name USS Castle DD 720 USS Castle DD 720 , a planned United States Navy destroyer laid down in 1945 but never completed Operation Castle , a series of nuclear tests conducted in 1954 GWR 4073 Class , the Castle class of steam locomotive Castle class corvettes , the follow on to the Flower class corvette of World War Two Castle Project , an application framework for the .Net platform University College, Durham or Castle See also The Castle disambiguation Castle House disambiguation Castle class disambiguation Castle Gatehouse, Washington Aqueduct , a 1901 ... more details
File The Castle, Castle Eden.jpg thumb The Castle at Castle Eden photograph by Les Hull The Castle at Castle Eden is an 18th century mansion house and a Grade II listed building . No trace remains of the medieval castle of Robert de Brus. The Burdon family of Castle Eden had their origins in Stockton on Tees where the first Rowland Burdon was mayor nine times in the 17th century. His greatgrandson Rowland Burdon III, a merchant banker, purchased the manor of Castle Eden in 1758, and in about 1765, with the assistance of architect William Newton architect William Newton built the house which came to be known as The Castle . The house has three storeys and a seven bay entrance front. The central three bays are canted and the whol carries a crenellation castellated parapet. His grandson, Rowland Burdon V, was Member of Parliament for County Durham UK Parliament constituency County Durham 1790 1806 and his son Rowland VI, was resident in 1861 and recorded in the Census of that year as a farmer of convert 352 acre km2 . In 1881 the Census records the resident as Rev John Burdon a widower with two children and ten servants. In about 1863 the entrance frontage was enhanced by the addition of a single storey six bayed palmhouse and in 1893 a north wing was added. Later Rowland Burdons served as High Sheriff of Durham in 1872 and 1907. References http www.heritagegateway.org.uk Gateway Results Single Print.aspx?uid 109419&resourceID 5 Heritage Gateway architectural description of Eden CastleCastle A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland Vol I John Burke 1835 p360. Burdon of Castle Eden. Google Books coord 54.7423 1.3373 type landmark region GB display title DEFAULTSORT Castle, Castle Eden Category Grade II listed buildings in County Durham Category Country houses in County Durham Category History of County Durham ... more details
Maiden Castle may refer to Maiden Castle, Cheshire , an Iron Age hill fort Maiden Castle, Dorset , an Iron Age hill fort Maiden Castle, Durham , an Iron Age promontory fort Maiden Castle, North Yorkshire , an Iron Age settlement Ghal eh Dokhtar in Iran, also known as the Maiden s Castle Disambig ... more details
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