Castles of Britain and Ireland
Subtitle: the ultimate reference book : a region-by-region guide to over 1,350 castles
By: Plantagenet Somerset Fry.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Abbeville Press Publishers
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 336
Subjects: Castles -- Great Britain -- Guidebooks.; Castles -- Ireland -- Guidebooks.
Description: In this new, expanded, and completely revised edition of his classic work, Plantagenet Somerset Fry has researched and included the very latest historical and archaeological findings on these intriguing structures.

Castles of Britain and Ireland brings to vivid life every aspect of castles and castle life - why and how they were built, the weaponry used to defend and attack them, their social life in ordinary and extraordinary times, their maintenance, and their ever-changing role in a continually evolving political climate.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-332) and index.