Show your Castles, Forts and Fortresses

[GIZMO8Z]

Hi Joe, im very curious about the Fort William Henry, the wood from the walls, is it original?
Its fascinating.

Cheers
Nuno

Hi Nuno,

The fort is not original, unfortunately. Following a siege in 1757, the fort was destroyed by the French. It was rebuilt in the 1950s using original plans and is now a tourist attraction.

[António Fragoeiro]

what an excellent thread!! they are all great!!

castles you say?? we have a few and i have been in them all, lets start with Inveraray !

Inveraray Castle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

town also also have a very nice ( not at the time i imagine ) old Jail which opened in 1820

Inveraray Jail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

will wait to see if any other Scottish members add any, Edinburgh for example is a castle / fortress and is a good more stratigraphic placed like some others in this thread

ideal Nuno, i just love this type of History!

That is beautiful
What an amazing place.

[António Fragoeiro]

Fortress of Guincho.
It was built in the XVII century, now converted in to a 5 star hotel with a Michelin star.

[António Fragoeiro]

This one is a shame.
Its located in Estoril and called Fort of S. Teodósio da Cadaveira.
It was built in 1642 and is now abandoned.
It is being used by drug dealers and prostitutes.

[António Fragoeiro]

This is the Fortress of Cascais also known as Citadel of Cascais.
It dated 1681 and its one of the biggest in the area.

[zwerge]

This is Casa Loma,from my hometown of Toronto Ontario,not very old,built in 1911.......Pete.

[António Fragoeiro]

This is Casa Loma,from my hometown of Toronto Ontario,not very old,built in 1911.......Pete.

Hi Pete

Indeed not very old but a beautiful building non the less.
Lovely architecture.
I have not even looked into fortified houses yet, im still looking in to forts and castles.
Tomorow i will go from Oeiras to Lisbon and hopefully reach the Castle

[zwerge]

I`m surprised no one has shown the Castillo De San Marco in Florida,we visited it on our honeymoon 56 years ago.....Pete.

[Chopperman]

I`m surprised no one has shown the Castillo De San Marco in Florida,we visited it on our honeymoon 56 years ago.....Pete.

Married to the same person for 56 years.
My hat's off to you.

[Airborne warrior]

A real mans fort!