The Great Castles of Britain & Ireland
Publisher: New Holland Publishers (Uk) Ltd
Published: August 25, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781843308980
Subjects: Castles; Travel & holiday guides; Travel; Travel - General; United Kingdom, Great Britain; General; Travel / General; Europe - Great Britain - General
Description: Britain and Ireland are among the world's greatest castle-building nations. Situated around the vulnerable coastline to defend Wales, Ireland, Scotland and England from seaborne invasion or commanding strategic inland positions to control the populace, castles exist throughout the country. The great castles of Britain and Ireland looks at fifty of the region's finest examples.