Castle catalog

Types

• Castle ruins Roofless walls, lone towers and filled-in moats – castles that lost to wars, fires or villagers quarrying them for stone. Often the most picturesque spots on the map. 359
• Castles Fortified seats of rulers, knights and military orders – from medieval hilltop and water castles to Japanese castles with their multi-storey tenshu keeps. 1,841
• Palaces and châteaux Residences halfway between castle and palace: French châteaux, German Schlösser, Spanish alcázars and fortified palaces. Some kept their walls, towers and moats; others are purely stately homes. 474
• Fortresses and forts Purely military works: fortresses, citadels, bastion forts, kremlins and kasbahs – places where guns, ramparts and garrisons mattered more than comfort. 738
• UNESCO list Strongholds on the World Heritage List – in their own right or as part of a larger property. 203

Century of origin

1. 19th c. BC1
2. 10th c. BC1
3. 9th c. BC1
4. 8th c. BC1
5. 5th c. BC1
6. 1st c. BC1
7. 1st c.3
8. 2nd c.2
9. 3rd c.2
10. 4th c.1
11. 5th c.4
12. 6th c.2
13. 7th c.7
14. 8th c.13
15. 9th c.17
16. 10th c.29
17. 11th c.108
18. 12th c.184
19. 13th c.298
20. 14th c.181
21. 15th c.151
22. 16th c.276
23. 17th c.211
24. 18th c.147
25. 19th c.162
26. 20th c.37
27. 21st c.5

Countries