A castle (from Latin: castellum) is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble. This is distinct from a palace, which is not fortified; from a fortress, which was not always a residence for nobility; and from a fortified settlement, which was a public defence - though there are many similarities among these types of construction. Usage of the term has varied over time and has been applied to structures as diverse as hill forts and country houses. Over the approximately 900 years that castles were built, they took on a great many forms with many different features, although some, such as curtain walls and arrowslits, were commonplace.
Castles
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1Castle (Ruins), Mielnik
Castle Ruins in Mielnik village in Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus.
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4Castle (Ruins), Mykulyntsi
Castle Ruins in Mykulyntsi in the Terebovlia District of Ternopil Oblast' (province) in western Ukraine.
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2Castle (Ruins), Narol
Castle Ruins in Narol town in Podkarpacie Voivodeship, in Lubaczow County, Poland.
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1Castle (Ruins), Niemirow
Castle Ruins XI-XII century in Niemirow village in the administrative district of Gmina Mielnik, within Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus.
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2Castle (Ruins), Oleszyce
Castle Ruins in Oleszyce town in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland.
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1Castle (Ruins), Orlow Murowany
Castle Ruins in Orlow Murowany village in the administrative district of Gmina Izbica, within Krasnystaw County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.
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3Castle (Ruins), Ostromeczyn
Castle (Ruins), Ostromeczyn. Castle - from the south, east and west are preserved remains of the fortifications surrounding the now non-existent castle in the form of shafts and the remains of bastions and moats.
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1Castle (Ruins), Sadu
Castle ruins near Sadu commune in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania.
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2Castle (Ruins), Skierbieszow
Castle Ruins (Castle was built in the fourteenth century) in Skierbieszow village in Zamosc County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.
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6Castle (Ruins), Sutkivtsi
Castle Ruins (XV century) in Sutkivtsi village, Khmelnytsky oblast, Ukraine. Castle today - is the only surviving defense tower.
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2Castle (Ruins), Swierze
Castle Ruins in Swierze village in the administrative district of Gmina Dorohusk, within Chelm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine.
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1Castle (Ruins), Szarvasko
Ruins of the old castle, Szarvasko. The origin of Szarvasko's name is linked to 'Castle Hill', the outcrop above the village on which the ruins of the fortification can still be seen today.
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10Castle (Ruins), Szczebrzeszyn
Castle Ruins in Szczebrzeszyn city in southeastern Poland in Lublin Voivodeship, in Zamosc County, about 20 km west of Zamosc.
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3Castle (Ruins), Toki
Castle Ruins in Toki village in Ternopil region. Castle was built in 16th century.
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1Castle (Ruins), Uroi (Arany)
Ruins of a 16th century castle on the edge of Uroi (Arany) village, Hunedoara County, Romania.
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3Castle (Ruins), Wegierka
Castle Ruins in Wegierka village in the administrative district of Gmina Rozwienica, within Jaroslaw County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland.
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1Castle (Ruins), Wielkie Oczy
Castle Ruins in Wielkie Oczy village (town until 1935) in Lubaczow County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine.
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1Castle (Ruins), Zawieprzyce
Castle Ruins in Zawieprzyce village in the administrative district of Gmina Spiczyn, within Leczna County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Built in the fourteenth century, has since been rebuilt several times and burned in 1838.
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5Castle (Ruins), Zinkiv
It is interesting that the castle had the shape of an equilateral triangle, each side of which was on 85 meters. At each corner of the buildings were hexagonal tower. Zenkovsky castle towering above the river Ushytsya, on the other hand it did impregnable wide and deep ravine.
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3Castle and Park, Krasiczyn
Castle and Park, Krasiczyn. The castle in Krasiczyn is one of the greatest treasures of Renaissance in Poland and ranks among the most beautiful castles in Europe.
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1Castle Hill, Turov
Castle Hill in Turov town in the Zhytkavichy District of Gomel Region of Belarus and the former capital of the medieval Principality of Turov and Pinsk.
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1Castle Kmitas (Ruins), Dabrowka Starzenska
In the village Ajuga Starzenska are the ruins of the castle Kmitas (XV century). Ruins surrounded by a large park with old trees, and the well-preserved hornbeam alley. According to folk tales castle was supposed to build Queen Bona for governor Firleja.
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4Castle Muszyna (Ruins)
Castle Muszyna - the ruins of a medieval castle in Muszyna in Nowy Sacz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland.
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10Castle of Hranice (Hranice Castle)
Castle of Hranice in Hranice in Moravia, the eastern Czech Republic. It is often called Hranice na Morave to distinguish it from another town called Hranice in Bohemia.
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10Castle of the Moors
The Castle of the Moors (Portuguese: Castelo dos Mouros) is a hilltop medieval castle located in the central Portuguese civil parish of Santa Maria e Sao Miguel, in the municipality of Sintra.
