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Old Wick Castle

Highland

A twelfth century tower built by the Earl of Orkney.

Rosyth Castle

Dunfermline

A Tower House built by Sir David Stewart in the fifteenth century.

Penwortham

Lancashire

A motte-and-bailey fortification overlooking the River Ribble.

Scarborough Castle

North Yorkshire

A major coastal fortress built by Henry II.

Castell Gemeron

Powys

A motte-and-bailey castle built by the Mortimers.

Western Heights

Kent

A vast Napoleonic fortress that was substantially upgraded by the Victorians.

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Harlaw (1411)

The Battle of Harlaw (1411) was fought between English backed Highlander forces under Donald of Islay, Lord of the Isles and a Lowland army led by Alexander Stewart, Earl of Mar. The bloody clash saved Aberdeen from being sacked and checked the expansionist policies of the Lords of the Isles.

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Montgomery (1644)

Following the catastrophic Royalist defeat at Marston Moor, Parliamentary forces in the Welsh Marches went on the offensive and in September 1644 they captured the strategically important Montgomery Castle. A large Royalist army was deployed to dislodge them but, at the Battle of Montgomery (1644), they were defeated and Parliament secured control of central Wales.

Lincoln (1217)

When King John died in October 1216 he left his country in a state of civil war with many his barons actively supporting Prince Louis of France who had come to England to depose him. William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke assumed the role of Regent for the King's heir, the young Henry III, and at the Battle of Lincoln (1217) he defeated the French force and stabilised the new regime.