Gives you useful information for visiting the castles, and provides background information on the roles castles played and other facts to make your visit more enjoyable. This book is for the family, visiting Britain and Ireland's greatest architectural and historical treasures. It is illustrated with colour photographs of the castles.
Using this book; Counties map; Key dates; Early fortifications; Building
castles; Later castles; A variety of roles; The end of the castle; Gazetteer;
1 England Introduction and A-Z; 2 Scotland Introduction and A-Z; 3 Ireland
Introduction and A-Z; 4 Wales Introduction and A-Z; Glossary; Index.
The book is based on the Plantagenet Somerset Fry classic but has been researched and written by an experienced field-guide team; independently verified and entries checked by the castles' own officials for assured accuracy.
