At the same time, however, I availed myself of the services of that great English actor and master of make-up, Sir Gauntley Pratt, to do a `` quickie '' called The Mystery of the Mad Marquess, in which I played a young American girl who inherits a haunted castle on the English moors which is filled with secret passages and sliding panels and, unbeknownst to anyone, is still occupied by an eccentric maniac.

* 1482 – The town and castle of Berwick upon Tweed is captured from Scotland by an English army

The castle was classified as a protected historical monument by France in 1984 and most of the domain now belongs to the Coastal Protection Agency and is managed by the city of Hendaye.

The name Afyon Kara Hisar ( literally opium black castle in Turkish ), since opium was widely grown here and there is a castle on a black rock.

Also to the northeast is the town of Porto de Mós with its fanciful rebuilt castle.

Also to the south is the town of Porto de Mós with its fanciful rebuilt castle.

He is enslaved along with the captured Henry, his gun and chainsaw confiscated, and is taken to a castle.

The castle ruin Hammershus, on the northwestern tip of the island, is the largest medieval fortress in northern Europe, testament to the importance of its location.

The castle is an example of Scots Baronial architecture, and is classified by Historic Scotland as a category A listed building.

A principal keep similar to Craigievar Castle's is the middle of the castle, while a large turret ed country house is attached

The architecture of the new house is considered to be somewhat dated for its time, being similar in style to the demolished castle of the 1830s, in contrast to the richer forms of Scots Baronial being developed by William Burn and others during the 1850s.

The ballroom is the only room in the castle which can be viewed by the public.

Craigowan Lodge is a seven-bedroom stone house about a mile from the main castle in Balmoral.

It is more rustic than the castle, and was often the home of Charles and Diana when they visited.

Each weekend in the summer it is a lucrative source of income due to tourists visiting the castle, and in an effort to keep revenues high there is some overlap.

Popular tourist attractions include the archaeological sites of the Minoan civilisation, the Venetian old city and port of Chania, the Venetian castle at Rethymno, the gorge of Samaria, the islands of Chrysi, Elafonisi, Gramvousa, and Spinalonga and the Palm Beach of Vai, which is the largest natural palm forest in Europe.

A citadel is a fortress protecting a town, sometimes incorporating a castle.

A citadel is also a term of the third part of a medieval castle, with higher walls than the rest.

In the earliest manuscript of Dracula, dated 8 March 1890, the castle is set in Styria, although the setting was changed to Transylvania six days later.

Largely complete by 1230, the castle was of typical Norman courtyard design, with a central square without a keep, bounded on all sides by tall defensive walls and protected at each corner by a circular tower.

The castle served as a protected place for the local elites.

Inside a castle they were protected from bands of raiders and could send mounted warriors to drive the raiders from the area, or to disrupt the efforts of larger armies to supply themselves in the region by gaining local superiority over foraging parties that would be impossible against the whole enemy host.

Sir Quackly became a legend among the McDucks, who claimed that his ghost protected the treasure and the castle.

In 1648 Colchester was a walled town with a castle and several churches and was protected by the city wall.

It is situated in a Grade I listed building in the architecturally protected Georgian Castle Street, designed by Benjamin Holloway for the Duke of Chandos, and built over the site of the former castle.

The buildings and structures of the castle are further protected by 24 separate listings, including 13 at category A, the highest level of protection for a historic building in Scotland.

The city was protected by a city wall and a moat, and in 1526 a castle was built.

Caerlaverock Castle is within the Nith Estuary National Scenic Area, protected for its scenic qualities, with the castle recognised as a landmark of the area.

Largely complete by 1230, the castle was of typical Norman courtyard design, with a central square without a keep, bounded on all sides by tall defensive walls and protected at each corner by a circular tower.

An important position on the main road and the railroad, valuable cultural ( castle, museum ) and natural heritage ( the municipal park and the unique sequoia tree are protected as horticultural monuments ) underlie the development of Slatina as a transit tourist destination.

The Saxons used the site as a stronghold against marauding Vikings, and the Normans built a stone curtain wall around the Iron age perimeter and a centrally placed castle on a motte protected by a deep dry moat.

The deportation of the local Welsh opened the way for the construction of a prosperous English town, protected by a substantial castle.

Also used were the battering ram and the siege tower, a wooden tower on wheels that allowed attackers to climb up and over castle walls, while protected somewhat from enemy arrows.

The castle is protected as a Grade I listed building and Scheduled Monument.

The castle is situated on a naturally protected hill and every attempted assault resulted in considerable casualties for the attackers.

Only a small village called Sperlinga protected French soldiers in a castle excavated in sandstone.

* The most common is that ships were thought of as floating castles, and the word referred to the defensive " circles " or maru that protected the castle.

The site of former Nagashino Castle was protected as a National Historic Landmark in 1929, the first time a former castle site had received such protection.

A popular alternative was the ringwork castle, involving a palisade being built on top of a raised earth rampart, protected by a ditch.

During the Mongol invasion of Hungary, Veszprém was protected by its castle, which was later demolished on order of the Habsburgs in 1706.

The castle is in the Scots Baronial style, and is protected as a category B listed building.

The inner citadels of the castle were protected by multiple large and small wooden gates ( mon ), constructed in-between the gaps of the stone wall.