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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.

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United Kingdom 54

  1. Linlithgow Palace 1424 · Scotland
  2. Ludlow Castle c. 1075 · England
  3. Urquhart Castle Scotland
  4. Beeston Castle c. 1220 · England
  5. Corfe Castle 11th century · England
  6. Monmouth Castle c. 1067 · Wales
  7. Kenilworth Castle 1122 · England
  8. Dunstanburgh Castle 1313 · England
  9. Dolbadarn Castle 1220 · Wales
  10. Tantallon Castle 1350 · Scotland
  11. Aberystwyth Castle 1277 · Wales
  12. Old Sarum c. 1069 · England
  13. Fotheringhay Castle c. 1100 · England
  14. Scarborough Castle 1130 · England
  15. Dinefwr Castle Wales
  16. Bolingbroke Castle c. 1220 · England
  17. Peveril Castle 1080 · England
  18. Sandal Castle England
  19. Raglan Castle c. 1435 · Wales
  20. Brougham Castle c. 1214 · England
  21. Pevensey Castle 1066 · England
  22. Dolwyddelan Castle c. 1210 · Wales
  23. Goodrich Castle 11th century · England
  24. Donnington Castle 1386 · England
  25. Muness Castle, Unst 1598 · Scotland
  26. Ardvreck Castle Scotland
  27. Huntly Castle 15th century · Scotland
  28. Carreg Cennen Castle Wales
  29. Threave Castle 1369 · Scotland
  30. Kilchurn Castle 1450 · Scotland
  31. Edzell Castle 1520 · Scotland
  32. Dunollie Castle 13th century · Scotland
  33. Findlater Castle Scotland
  34. Armadale Castle 1815 · Scotland
  35. Ogmore Castle 1106 · Wales
  36. White Castle 1130 · Wales
  37. Newcastle Castle 1106 · Wales
  38. Hastings Castle England
  39. Bramber Castle c. 1070 · England
  40. Glenbuchat Castle 1590 · Scotland

…and 14 more – see all

Japan 37

  1. Edo Castle 1457 · Tokyo
  2. Azuchi Castle 1576 · Shiga Prefecture
  3. Nakijin Castle ◆ Okinawa Prefecture
  4. Zakimi Castle, Okinawa ◆ 1416 · Okinawa Prefecture
  5. Nakagusuku Castle, Okinawa ◆ 14th century · Okinawa Prefecture
  6. Hagi Castle ◆ 1604 · Yamaguchi Prefecture
  7. Katsuren Castle, Okinawa ◆ 14th century · Okinawa Prefecture
  8. Ichijōdani Asakura Family Historic Ruins 1471 · Fukui Prefecture
  9. Iwamura Castle 1185 · Gifu Prefecture
  10. Hara Castle ◆ 1496 · Nagasaki Prefecture
  11. Akita Castle (Akita-jō) 733 · Akita Prefecture
  12. Taga Castle 724 · Miyagi Prefecture
  13. Chihaya Castle 1332 · Ōsaka Prefecture
  14. Kasugayama Castle Niigata Prefecture
  15. Odani Castle c. 1520 · Shiga Prefecture
  16. Takeda Castle 1443 · Hyōgo Prefecture
  17. Nagashino Castle 1508 · Aichi Prefecture
  18. Kanayama Castle, Ōta 1469 · Gunma Prefecture
  19. Kōriyama Castle, Yamatokōriyama 1580 · Nara Prefecture
  20. Sawayama Castle Shiga Prefecture
  21. Tsuwano Castle 1324 · Shimane Prefecture
  22. Yonezawa Castle 1238 · Yamagata Prefecture
  23. Osaka Castle Park 1931 · Ōsaka Prefecture
  24. Nagoya Castle 1592 · Saga Prefecture
  25. Yoshida-Kōriyama Castle 1336 · Hiroshima Prefecture
  26. Gassantoda Castle 1396 · Shimane Prefecture
  27. Hachigata Castle 1476 · Saitama Prefecture
  28. Kannonji Castle 1468 · Shiga Prefecture
  29. Hachiōji Castle 1571 · Tokyo
  30. Oka Castle 1185 · Ōita Prefecture
  31. Nanao Castle 1408 · Ishikawa Prefecture
  32. Takaoka Castle 1609 · Toyama Prefecture
  33. Akutagawayama Castle 1515 · Ōsaka Prefecture
  34. Hitoyoshi Castle 1199 · Kumamoto Prefecture
  35. Maebashi Castle 1863 · Gunma Prefecture
  36. Yuzuki Castle 1335 · Ehime Prefecture
  37. Tateyama Castle 1580 · Chiba Prefecture

Slovakia 34

  1. Spiš Castle ◆ 12th century · Prešov
  2. Devín Castle Bratislava
  3. Čachtice Castle 13th century · Trenčín
  4. Beckov Castle 12th century · Trenčín
  5. Strečno Castle 13th century · Žilina
  6. Šariš Castle Prešov
  7. Lietava Castle 13th century · Žilina
  8. Čabraď Castle 13th century · Banská Bystrica
  9. Turňa Castle 13th century · Košice
  10. Muráň Castle 13th century · Banská Bystrica
  11. Blatnica Castle 13th century · Žilina
  12. Fiľakovo Castle 12th century · Banská Bystrica
  13. Považský hrad Trenčín
  14. Zborov Castle Prešov
  15. Levice Castle Nitra
  16. Šášov Castle Banská Bystrica
  17. Šomoška Castle Banská Bystrica
  18. Plavecký hrad 13th century · Bratislava
  19. Likava 14th century · Žilina
  20. Pustý hrad 13th century · Banská Bystrica
  21. Sklabiňa Castle Žilina
  22. Divín 12th century · Banská Bystrica
  23. Biely Kameň 13th century · Bratislava
  24. Brekov Castle Prešov
  25. Jasenov Castle 13th century · Prešov
  26. Čičava Castle 14th century · Prešov
  27. Gýmeš Castle 13th century · Nitra
  28. Starhrad 13th century · Žilina
  29. Dobrá Voda Castle Trnava
  30. Košice Castle 13th century · Košice
  31. Ostrý Kameň Castle 13th century · Trnava
  32. Pajštún Castle 13th century · Bratislava
  33. Topoľčany Castle Nitra
  34. Uhrovec Castle Trenčín

France 29

  1. Château Gaillard 1197 · Normandie
  2. Château de Coucy c. 1220 · Hauts-de-France
  3. Château de Montségur ◆ 13th century · Occitanie
  4. Château de Quéribus ◆ Occitanie
  5. Château de Marly 1679 · Île-de-France
  6. Peyrepertuse Castle ◆ Occitanie
  7. Château de Puilaurens ◆ 13th century · Occitanie
  8. Château de Clisson Pays de la Loire
  9. Murol Castle Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
  10. Châteaux de Lastours ◆ Occitanie
  11. Château de Puivert 1170 · Occitanie
  12. Château de Termes ◆ Occitanie
  13. Château de Lusignan Nouvelle-Aquitaine
  14. Château de Gisors 11th century · Hauts-de-France
  15. Château de Montgilbert Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
  16. Château de Roquefixade Occitanie
  17. Château de Beynes Île-de-France
  18. Château de Villandraut 14th century · Nouvelle-Aquitaine
  19. Château d'Andlau 1330 · Grand Est
  20. Château de Brie-Comte-Robert Île-de-France
  21. Château de Castelbouc Occitanie
  22. Château de Crussol Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
  23. Château de Lagarde Occitanie
  24. Château de Ham 1052 · Hauts-de-France
  25. Château de l'Herm Nouvelle-Aquitaine
  26. Château de Mehun-sur-Yèvre 1209 · Centre-Val de Loire
  27. Château de Beaufort Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
  28. Château de Bourbon 10th century · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
  29. Château de Miglos 1320 · Occitanie

Germany 29

  1. Frankenstein Castle 1252 · Hesse
  2. Stahleck Castle 12th century · Rhineland-Palatinate
  3. Hohenbaden Castle 1102 · Baden-Württemberg
  4. Hohenstaufen Castle 1050 · Baden-Württemberg
  5. Nassau Castle Rhineland-Palatinate
  6. Teck Baden-Württemberg
  7. Genovevaburg 13th century · Rhineland-Palatinate
  8. Nürburg Castle 1166 · Rhineland-Palatinate
  9. Liebenstein Castle (Rhine) 1284 · Rhineland-Palatinate
  10. Sausenburg Castle 1246 · Baden-Württemberg
  11. Falkenstein Castle 1280 · Bavaria
  12. Hochburg 1127 · Baden-Württemberg
  13. Schönburg 1100 · Rhineland-Palatinate
  14. Rudelsburg Saxony-Anhalt
  15. Sooneck Castle Rhineland-Palatinate
  16. Castle Gleichen 11th century · Thuringia
  17. Sterrenberg Castle 1190 · Rhineland-Palatinate
  18. Schwarzenburg (Breisgau) Baden-Württemberg
  19. Pyrmont Castle Rhineland-Palatinate
  20. Kasteel Bleijenbeek 1300 · North Rhine-Westphalia
  21. Anhalt Castle Saxony-Anhalt
  22. Plesse Castle Lower Saxony
  23. Calenberg Castle Lower Saxony
  24. Godesburg 1210 · North Rhine-Westphalia
  25. Fürstenberg Castle 1219 · Rhineland-Palatinate
  26. Burg Nideggen 1177 · North Rhine-Westphalia
  27. Thurant Castle Rhineland-Palatinate
  28. Kasselburg 1100 · Rhineland-Palatinate
  29. Kyffhausen Castle Saxony-Anhalt

Czechia 28

  1. Trosky Castle c. 1380 · Liberec
  2. Bezděz Castle 1264 · Liberec
  3. Kokořín Castle 14th century · Central Bohemian
  4. Střekov Castle c. 1310 · Ústí nad Labem
  5. Landštejn Castle 1222 · South Bohemian
  6. Helfštýn 1306 · Olomouc
  7. Valdštejn Castle 13th century · Liberec
  8. Hazmburk 13th century · Ústí nad Labem
  9. Talmberk Castle 14th century · Central Bohemian
  10. Hasištejn Castle 1340 · Ústí nad Labem
  11. Rabí Castle 14th century · Plzeň-
  12. Sloup Castle 1324 · Liberec
  13. Frýdštejn Castle 1385 · Liberec
  14. Okoř Castle Central Bohemian
  15. Helfenburk 1355 · South Bohemian
  16. Kašperk Castle 1356 · Plzeň-
  17. Kozí Hrádek South Bohemian
  18. Lichnice Castle 13th century · Pardubice
  19. Egerberk 13th century · Ústí nad Labem
  20. Tolštejn Castle 13th century · Ústí nad Labem
  21. Rotštejn Castle 13th century · Liberec
  22. Starý Jičín Castle Moravian-Silesian
  23. Andělská Hora Castle 1412 · Karlovy Vary
  24. Hukvaldy Castle 1250 · Moravian-Silesian
  25. Klenová Castle 1287 · Plzeň-
  26. Litice Castle 13th century · Hradec Králové
  27. Castle Valečov 14th century · Central Bohemian
  28. Žumberk Castle 14th century · Pardubice

Austria 10

  1. Aggstein Castle 1429 · Lower Austria
  2. Landskron Castle Carinthia
  3. Dürnstein castle ruins 1130 · Lower Austria
  4. Burgruine Rauhenstein Lower Austria
  5. Burgruine Griffen 1124 · Carinthia
  6. Burgruine Glanegg 1121 · Carinthia
  7. Burgruine Mödling Lower Austria
  8. Burgruine Araburg Lower Austria
  9. Ehrenberg Castle 1290 · Tyrol
  10. Castle ruins of Rauheneck Lower Austria

Poland 10

  1. Ogrodzieniec Castle 14th century · Silesian Voivodeship
  2. Chojnik Castle c. 1350 · Lower Silesian Voivodeship
  3. Tenczyn Castle Lesser Poland Voivodeship
  4. Bolków Castle Lower Silesian Voivodeship
  5. Bolczów Castle Lower Silesian Voivodeship
  6. Mirów Castle Silesian Voivodeship
  7. Toruń Castle c. 1236 · Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
  8. Olsztyn Castle 13th century · Silesian Voivodeship
  9. Czorsztyn Castle 13th century · Lesser Poland Voivodeship
  10. Gryf Castle Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Türkiye 9

  1. Van Fortress c. 840 BC · Van
  2. Rumkale Gaziantep
  3. Bagras Castle Hatay
  4. Lampron 1071 · Mersin
  5. Arsameia Adıyaman
  6. Yılankale Adana
  7. Silifke Castle Mersin
  8. Çandır Castle Mersin
  9. Aydos Castle Istanbul

Denmark 9

  1. Hammershus, Bornholm c. 1200 · Capital Region of Denmark
  2. Copenhagen Castle 14th century · Capital Region of Denmark
  3. Vordingborg Castle 1175 · Zealand
  4. Kalø Castle 1313 · Central Denmark
  5. Absalon's Castle 1167 · Capital Region of Denmark
  6. Gurre Castle 12th century · Capital Region of Denmark
  7. Antvorskov 1170 · Zealand
  8. Lilleborg c. 1190 · Capital Region of Denmark
  9. Gamleborg 750 · Capital Region of Denmark

Ireland 8

  1. Rock of Cashel South Tipperary
  2. Trim Castle c. 1175 · Meath
  3. Carlow Castle c. 1207 · Laois
  4. Ballyloughan Castle Carlow
  5. Leamaneh Castle 1480 · Clare
  6. Cloughoughter Castle 1233 · Cavan
  7. Fiddaun Castle Galway
  8. Cullahill Castle Laois

Croatia 8

  1. Gvozdansko Castle 15th century · Sisak-Moslavina
  2. Samobor Castle 13th century · Zagreb County
  3. Cetin Castle 14th century · Karlovac
  4. Susedgrad 13th century · Zagreb County
  5. Tržan Castle in Modruš 9th century · Karlovac
  6. Prozor Fortress 1406 · Split-Dalmatia
  7. Cesargrad 13th century · Krapina-Zagorje
  8. Ostrovica Fortress 12th century · Zadar

Syria 7

  1. Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi c. 727 · Homs
  2. Chastel Rouge 12th century · Tartus
  3. Abu Qubays Hama
  4. Chmemis Castle 1230 · Hama
  5. Ateret Fortress 1178
  6. Qalʿat ar-Rahba 1207 · Deir ez-Zor
  7. Ba'rin Hama

Switzerland 6

  1. Habsburg Castle 1020 · Aargau
  2. Tschanüff Castle Grisons
  3. Tourbillon Castle 1290 · Valais
  4. Hermitage with Birseck Castle ruins 1243 · Basel-Landschaft
  5. Kropfenstein Castle 1312 · Grisons
  6. Schiedberg Castle 1000 · Grisons

Spain 6

  1. San Andrés Castle, Tenerife c. 1769 · Santa Cruz de Tenerife
  2. Castell de Forna 13th century · Valencia
  3. Antequera's Alcazaba Málaga
  4. Castell d'Alfofra Alicante
  5. Castillo de Elda 12th century · Alicante
  6. Alcázar of Guadalajara Guadalajara

United States 5

  1. Fort Duquesne, Pittsburgh 1754 · Pennsylvania
  2. Fort Detroit 1701 · Michigan
  3. Fort Dearborn, Chicago 1803 · Illinois
  4. Fort Amsterdam, New Amsterdam 1625 · New York
  5. Fort Christina, Wilmington 1638 · Delaware

Iran 4

  1. Takht-e Soleyman ◆ West Azerbaijan
  2. Alamut Castle ◆ Qazvin
  3. Babak Castle Ardabil
  4. Lambsar Castle ◆ Qazvin

Georgia 4

  1. Narikala Fortress Tbilisi
  2. Khertvisi Fortress 10th century · Samtskhe–Javakheti
  3. Tmogvi 9th century · Samtskhe–Javakheti
  4. Skande Fortress Imereti

Israel 4

  1. Apollonia–Arsuf c. 1241 · Central
  2. Montfort Castle 1228 · Northern
  3. Qula Central
  4. Minat al-Qal'a Southern

Sweden 4

  1. Borgholm Castle, Öland Kalmar
  2. Bohus Fortress 1308 · Västra Götaland
  3. Kronoberg Castle Ruin Kronoberg
  4. Dynge Castle 1250 · Västra Götaland

India 4

  1. Bhangarh Fort c. 1573 · Rajasthan
  2. Tughlaqabad Fort, Delhi 1321 · Delhi
  3. Fort Emmanuel, Kochi 1503 · Kerala
  4. Harihar Fort Maharashtra

Bosnia & Herzegovina 4

  1. Daorson Herzegovina-Neretva Canton
  2. Blagaj Fortress Herzegovina-Neretva Canton
  3. Kotor Castle Banja Luka
  4. Ostrovica Fortress Una-Sana Canton

Ukraine 4

  1. Kremenets Castle Ternopil
  2. Lviv High Castle 1270 · Lviv
  3. Nevytsky Castle 13th century · Zakarpattia
  4. Castle Khust Zakarpattia

Luxembourg 4

  1. Beaufort Castle 1192 · Grevenmacher
  2. Esch-sur-Sûre Castle 12th century · Diekirch
  3. Koerich Castle Luxembourg
  4. Hesperange Castle 13th century · Luxembourg

Italy 3

  1. Canossa Castle 10th century · Emilia-Romagna
  2. Castello di Arco 1000 · Trentino-Alto Adige
  3. Castel Belfort Trentino-Alto Adige

Hungary 3

  1. Eger Castle Eger
  2. Esztergom Castle Komárom-Esztergom
  3. Novi Zrin Zala

Romania 2

  1. Sarmizegetusa Regia ◆ Hunedoara
  2. Poenari Castle Argeș

Cyprus 2

  1. Kantara Castle
  2. Buffavento Castle

Lebanon 2

  1. Beaufort Castle ◆ 12th century · Nabatieh
  2. Toron Castle, Tebnine ◆ 1105 · Nabatieh

Jordan 2

  1. Montréal Castle (Shobak) 1115 · Ma'an
  2. Qasr Mshatta c. 743 · Amman

Latvia 2

  1. Cēsis Castle 1209 · Vidzeme
  2. Ludza Castle 1399 · Latgale

Estonia 2

  1. Põltsamaa Castle 1272 · Jõgeva
  2. Toolse Castle 1471 · Lääne-Viru

Slovenia 2

  1. Celje Castle 1322 · Savinjska
  2. Žovnek Castle Savinjska

Haiti 1

  1. Citadelle Laferrière ◆ c. 1805 · Nord

Taiwan 1

  1. Fort Zeelandia, Tainan 1624 · Tainan

Belarus 1

  1. Navahrudak Castle 13th century · Grodno

Malaysia 1

  1. A Famosa, Malacca ◆ 1511 · Melaka

Finland 1

  1. Raseborg Castle 1373 · Uusimaa

Russia 1

  1. Balga Castle 1250 · Northwestern

Libya 1

  1. Fort Capuzzo Butnan

Armenia 1

  1. Baghaberd Fortress Syunik

Iraq 1

  1. Bash Tapia Castle Nineveh

Afghanistan 1

  1. Shahr-e Gholghola, Bamyan ◆ Bamyan

Chile 1

  1. Pukará de Quitor 12th century · Antofagasta

Pakistan 1

  1. Ranigat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Belgium 1

  1. Reuland Castle Liège

Kosovo 1

  1. Višegrad Prizren

Netherlands 1

  1. Castle Brederode 1300 · North Holland

Albania 1

  1. Pogradec Fortress Korçë

Serbia 1

  1. Šabac Fortress 1471 · Mačva

Portugal 1

  1. Castle of Almeida 1641 · Guarda

Norway 1

  1. Sverresborg 1182 · Sør-Trøndelag