🇸🇰 Slovakia · Fortress
Havránok
Havránok is an important archaeological site in northern Slovakia. It is on a hill above the Liptovská Mara water reservoir around 2 km (1.2 mi) from the village of Bobrovník, about halfway between…
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🇸🇰 Slovakia · Fortress
Havránok is an important archaeological site in northern Slovakia. It is on a hill above the Liptovská Mara water reservoir around 2 km (1.2 mi) from the village of Bobrovník, about halfway between…
🇩🇪 Germany · Fortress
The Burgstall of Schlosshügel near Weidenberg is a lost hill castle or circular rampart site of the type known as a motte from the Early Middle Ages.
🇫🇷 France · Fortress
Gorgobina, also Gortona, was an oppidum of the Boii in central Gaul. It is known only from Caesar's account of the Gallic War, as the stronghold of the Boii whom the Aedui had received in 58 BC and…
🇩🇰 Denmark · Fortress
Borgring (older spelling Borrering) also known as Vallø Borgring, is a Danish Viking ring fortress located near Køge on the island of Zealand.
🇪🇸 Spain · Fortress
The Iglesia de Santa María del Temple (Church of Saint Mary of the Templars) was a Romanesque church located in the town of Ceinos de Campos, in Castile and León (Spain).
🇱🇧 Lebanon · Fortress
Anfeh (Arabic: أنفة), also spelled Enfe, Enfeh or Anfe, is a resort town in the Koura District of the North Governorate of Lebanon.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Fortress
Umayyad dynasty
The desert castles or qasrs, often called Umayyad desert castles, are a series of fortified palaces or castles scattered over the semi-arid regions of north-eastern Jordan, Syria, Israel and the West…
🇪🇸 Spain · Fortress
The Castle of San Servando is a medieval castle in Toledo, Spain, near the Tagus River. It was begun as a monastery, occupied first by monks and later by the Knights Templar.
🇵🇹 Portugal · Fortress
The Castle of Almourol is a medieval castle atop the islet of Almourol in the middle of the Tagus River, located in the civil parish of Praia do Ribatejo, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the municipal…
🇱🇻 Latvia · Fortress
Bauska Castle (Latvian: Bauskas pils; German: Schloss Bauske) is a complex consisting of the ruins of an earlier castle and a later palace on the outskirts of the Latvian city of Bauska.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Fortress
The Baturyn Fortress Citadel (Ukrainian: Цитадель Батуринської фортеці) is an architectural and memorial complex on the territory of Baturyn, it serves as a museum within the National Historical and…
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Fortress
Dun Carloway (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Chàrlabhaigh) is a broch situated in the district of Carloway, on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, Scotland (grid reference NB18994122).
🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina · Fortress
Ključ Fortress is a medieval fortress in Bosnia and Herzegovina, above the modern-day town of Ključ. It is located on an elongated slope on high rocks that dominate the valley of the river Sana.
🇳🇵 Nepal · Fortress
Ajaymerukot (Nepali: अजयमेरुकोट) was one of the capitals of the Doti kingdom established by the Malla kings in the 13th century.
🇮🇱 Israel · Fortress
Burgata (Hebrew: בורגתה, בּוּרְגְתָא), also Burgeta, is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain on Highway 57 between Netanya and Tulkarm, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer…
🇩🇪 Germany · Fortress
The Alexanderschanze (Alexander's Redoubt) is a mountain pass, 970.8 m above sea level (NHN), on the B 28 federal road at Freudenstadt in the Northern Black Forest in southern Germany.
🇦🇱 Albania · Fortress
Buragajet Castle, or Castle Burgajeti, (Albanian: Kalaja e Burgajetit or Sarajet e Burgajetit, also known as the Kështjella e Zogollëve or Saraji i Zogut) was a large fortified house, located in…
🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina · Fortress
Dobor was a medieval town of the Usora Zemlja, in present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina, located some 4 km northwest of Modriča, on the left side of the Bosna River, on the Vučjak hill with an average height of 39 meters.
🇵🇱 Poland · Fortress
Gniew Castle is a restored castle in Gniew, in northern Poland. The original building, which served as a defensive structure for the Teutonic Order on the Vistula river, dates back to the late 13th or 14th century.
🇵🇹 Portugal · Fortress
The Castle of Monsanto (Portuguese: Castelo de Monsanto) is a medieval castle located in the civil parish of Monsanto e Idanha-a-Velha, in the municipality of Idanha-a-Nova, Portuguese district of Castelo Branco.
🇱🇻 Latvia · Fortress
Dundaga Castle is a medieval castle in Dundaga, in the Talsi Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia. Latvia considers Dundaga Castle to be a monument of archaeological and of architectural importance.
🇵🇹 Portugal · Fortress
The Castle of Soure (Portuguese: Castelo de Soure) is a Portuguese castle in the civil parish of Soure, municipality of Soure, district of Coimbra. It has been listed as a National monument since 1949.
🇵🇹 Portugal · Fortress
The Castle of Pombal (Portuguese: Castelo de Pombal) is a medieval castle in the civil parish of Pombal, municipality of the same name in the district of Leiria in the Centre region of Portugal.
🇦🇱 Albania · Fortress
Drisht Castle (Albanian: Kalaja e Drishtit) is a ruined castle above the modern Albanian village of Drisht, medieval Drivastum, in the municipal unit Postribë, Shkodër County, Albania.