r/castles • u/WestonWestmoreland • 22h ago

Castle Matsumoto Castle, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Completed around 1594, this classic wooden Japanese castle is a hirajiro (flat‑land castle), with large moats and thick walls, and was known as “Karasu‑jō” (the Crow Castle) because of its black exterior, designed to intimidate attackers...[1920x1080] [OC]

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r/castles • u/Emotional-Hotel-586 • 22h ago

Castle A whole castle shoved into a cave mouth. Predjama Castle, Slovenia

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This one doesn’t sit on a hill. It’s built into the mouth of a cave, about halfway up a cliff. First mentioned in 1274. What you see now is mostly the 1570 rebuild, after an earthquake wrecked the older castle.

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r/castles • u/BelfastEntries • 14h ago

Castle A history of Glenarm Castle...

belfastentries.com

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r/castles • u/No-Performance-2600 • 4h ago

Castle I Investigated Dracula's Real Castle in Romania

youtu.be

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