Type
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.
- 360
- sites
- 22
- UNESCO
- 9th c. BC
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Best known
Register of sites
United Kingdom 54
- Linlithgow Palace 1424 · Scotland
- Ludlow Castle c. 1075 · England
- Urquhart Castle Scotland
- Beeston Castle c. 1220 · England
- Corfe Castle 11th century · England
- Monmouth Castle c. 1067 · Wales
- Kenilworth Castle 1122 · England
- Dunstanburgh Castle 1313 · England
- Dolbadarn Castle 1220 · Wales
- Tantallon Castle 1350 · Scotland
- Aberystwyth Castle 1277 · Wales
- Old Sarum c. 1069 · England
- Fotheringhay Castle c. 1100 · England
- Scarborough Castle 1130 · England
- Dinefwr Castle Wales
- Bolingbroke Castle c. 1220 · England
- Peveril Castle 1080 · England
- Sandal Castle England
- Raglan Castle c. 1435 · Wales
- Brougham Castle c. 1214 · England
- Pevensey Castle 1066 · England
- Dolwyddelan Castle c. 1210 · Wales
- Goodrich Castle 11th century · England
- Donnington Castle 1386 · England
- Muness Castle, Unst 1598 · Scotland
- Ardvreck Castle Scotland
- Huntly Castle 15th century · Scotland
- Carreg Cennen Castle Wales
- Threave Castle 1369 · Scotland
- Kilchurn Castle 1450 · Scotland
- Edzell Castle 1520 · Scotland
- Dunollie Castle 13th century · Scotland
- Findlater Castle Scotland
- Armadale Castle 1815 · Scotland
- Ogmore Castle 1106 · Wales
- White Castle 1130 · Wales
- Newcastle Castle 1106 · Wales
- Hastings Castle England
- Bramber Castle c. 1070 · England
- Glenbuchat Castle 1590 · Scotland
…and 14 more – see all
Japan 37
- Edo Castle 1457 · Tokyo
- Azuchi Castle 1576 · Shiga Prefecture
- Nakijin Castle ◆ Okinawa Prefecture
- Zakimi Castle, Okinawa ◆ 1416 · Okinawa Prefecture
- Nakagusuku Castle, Okinawa ◆ 14th century · Okinawa Prefecture
- Hagi Castle ◆ 1604 · Yamaguchi Prefecture
- Katsuren Castle, Okinawa ◆ 14th century · Okinawa Prefecture
- Ichijōdani Asakura Family Historic Ruins 1471 · Fukui Prefecture
- Iwamura Castle 1185 · Gifu Prefecture
- Hara Castle ◆ 1496 · Nagasaki Prefecture
- Akita Castle (Akita-jō) 733 · Akita Prefecture
- Taga Castle 724 · Miyagi Prefecture
- Chihaya Castle 1332 · Ōsaka Prefecture
- Kasugayama Castle Niigata Prefecture
- Odani Castle c. 1520 · Shiga Prefecture
- Takeda Castle 1443 · Hyōgo Prefecture
- Nagashino Castle 1508 · Aichi Prefecture
- Kanayama Castle, Ōta 1469 · Gunma Prefecture
- Kōriyama Castle, Yamatokōriyama 1580 · Nara Prefecture
- Sawayama Castle Shiga Prefecture
- Tsuwano Castle 1324 · Shimane Prefecture
- Yonezawa Castle 1238 · Yamagata Prefecture
- Osaka Castle Park 1931 · Ōsaka Prefecture
- Nagoya Castle 1592 · Saga Prefecture
- Yoshida-Kōriyama Castle 1336 · Hiroshima Prefecture
- Gassantoda Castle 1396 · Shimane Prefecture
- Hachigata Castle 1476 · Saitama Prefecture
- Kannonji Castle 1468 · Shiga Prefecture
- Hachiōji Castle 1571 · Tokyo
- Oka Castle 1185 · Ōita Prefecture
- Nanao Castle 1408 · Ishikawa Prefecture
- Takaoka Castle 1609 · Toyama Prefecture
- Akutagawayama Castle 1515 · Ōsaka Prefecture
- Hitoyoshi Castle 1199 · Kumamoto Prefecture
- Maebashi Castle 1863 · Gunma Prefecture
- Yuzuki Castle 1335 · Ehime Prefecture
- Tateyama Castle 1580 · Chiba Prefecture
Slovakia 34
- Spiš Castle ◆ 12th century · Prešov
- Devín Castle Bratislava
- Čachtice Castle 13th century · Trenčín
- Beckov Castle 12th century · Trenčín
- Strečno Castle 13th century · Žilina
- Šariš Castle Prešov
- Lietava Castle 13th century · Žilina
- Čabraď Castle 13th century · Banská Bystrica
- Turňa Castle 13th century · Košice
- Muráň Castle 13th century · Banská Bystrica
- Blatnica Castle 13th century · Žilina
- Fiľakovo Castle 12th century · Banská Bystrica
- Považský hrad Trenčín
- Zborov Castle Prešov
- Levice Castle Nitra
- Šášov Castle Banská Bystrica
- Šomoška Castle Banská Bystrica
- Plavecký hrad 13th century · Bratislava
- Likava 14th century · Žilina
- Pustý hrad 13th century · Banská Bystrica
- Sklabiňa Castle Žilina
- Divín 12th century · Banská Bystrica
- Biely Kameň 13th century · Bratislava
- Brekov Castle Prešov
- Jasenov Castle 13th century · Prešov
- Čičava Castle 14th century · Prešov
- Gýmeš Castle 13th century · Nitra
- Starhrad 13th century · Žilina
- Dobrá Voda Castle Trnava
- Košice Castle 13th century · Košice
- Ostrý Kameň Castle 13th century · Trnava
- Pajštún Castle 13th century · Bratislava
- Topoľčany Castle Nitra
- Uhrovec Castle Trenčín
France 29
- Château Gaillard 1197 · Normandie
- Château de Coucy c. 1220 · Hauts-de-France
- Château de Montségur ◆ 13th century · Occitanie
- Château de Quéribus ◆ Occitanie
- Château de Marly 1679 · Île-de-France
- Peyrepertuse Castle ◆ Occitanie
- Château de Puilaurens ◆ 13th century · Occitanie
- Château de Clisson Pays de la Loire
- Murol Castle Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Châteaux de Lastours ◆ Occitanie
- Château de Puivert 1170 · Occitanie
- Château de Termes ◆ Occitanie
- Château de Lusignan Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Château de Gisors 11th century · Hauts-de-France
- Château de Montgilbert Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Château de Roquefixade Occitanie
- Château de Beynes Île-de-France
- Château de Villandraut 14th century · Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Château d'Andlau 1330 · Grand Est
- Château de Brie-Comte-Robert Île-de-France
- Château de Castelbouc Occitanie
- Château de Crussol Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Château de Lagarde Occitanie
- Château de Ham 1052 · Hauts-de-France
- Château de l'Herm Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Château de Mehun-sur-Yèvre 1209 · Centre-Val de Loire
- Château de Beaufort Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Château de Bourbon 10th century · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Château de Miglos 1320 · Occitanie
Germany 29
- Frankenstein Castle 1252 · Hesse
- Stahleck Castle 12th century · Rhineland-Palatinate
- Hohenbaden Castle 1102 · Baden-Württemberg
- Hohenstaufen Castle 1050 · Baden-Württemberg
- Nassau Castle Rhineland-Palatinate
- Teck Baden-Württemberg
- Genovevaburg 13th century · Rhineland-Palatinate
- Nürburg Castle 1166 · Rhineland-Palatinate
- Liebenstein Castle (Rhine) 1284 · Rhineland-Palatinate
- Sausenburg Castle 1246 · Baden-Württemberg
- Falkenstein Castle 1280 · Bavaria
- Hochburg 1127 · Baden-Württemberg
- Schönburg 1100 · Rhineland-Palatinate
- Rudelsburg Saxony-Anhalt
- Sooneck Castle Rhineland-Palatinate
- Castle Gleichen 11th century · Thuringia
- Sterrenberg Castle 1190 · Rhineland-Palatinate
- Schwarzenburg (Breisgau) Baden-Württemberg
- Pyrmont Castle Rhineland-Palatinate
- Kasteel Bleijenbeek 1300 · North Rhine-Westphalia
- Anhalt Castle Saxony-Anhalt
- Plesse Castle Lower Saxony
- Calenberg Castle Lower Saxony
- Godesburg 1210 · North Rhine-Westphalia
- Fürstenberg Castle 1219 · Rhineland-Palatinate
- Burg Nideggen 1177 · North Rhine-Westphalia
- Thurant Castle Rhineland-Palatinate
- Kasselburg 1100 · Rhineland-Palatinate
- Kyffhausen Castle Saxony-Anhalt
Czechia 28
- Trosky Castle c. 1380 · Liberec
- Bezděz Castle 1264 · Liberec
- Kokořín Castle 14th century · Central Bohemian
- Střekov Castle c. 1310 · Ústí nad Labem
- Landštejn Castle 1222 · South Bohemian
- Helfštýn 1306 · Olomouc
- Valdštejn Castle 13th century · Liberec
- Hazmburk 13th century · Ústí nad Labem
- Talmberk Castle 14th century · Central Bohemian
- Hasištejn Castle 1340 · Ústí nad Labem
- Rabí Castle 14th century · Plzeň-
- Sloup Castle 1324 · Liberec
- Frýdštejn Castle 1385 · Liberec
- Okoř Castle Central Bohemian
- Helfenburk 1355 · South Bohemian
- Kašperk Castle 1356 · Plzeň-
- Kozí Hrádek South Bohemian
- Lichnice Castle 13th century · Pardubice
- Egerberk 13th century · Ústí nad Labem
- Tolštejn Castle 13th century · Ústí nad Labem
- Rotštejn Castle 13th century · Liberec
- Starý Jičín Castle Moravian-Silesian
- Andělská Hora Castle 1412 · Karlovy Vary
- Hukvaldy Castle 1250 · Moravian-Silesian
- Klenová Castle 1287 · Plzeň-
- Litice Castle 13th century · Hradec Králové
- Castle Valečov 14th century · Central Bohemian
- Žumberk Castle 14th century · Pardubice
Austria 10
- Aggstein Castle 1429 · Lower Austria
- Landskron Castle Carinthia
- Dürnstein castle ruins 1130 · Lower Austria
- Burgruine Rauhenstein Lower Austria
- Burgruine Griffen 1124 · Carinthia
- Burgruine Glanegg 1121 · Carinthia
- Burgruine Mödling Lower Austria
- Burgruine Araburg Lower Austria
- Ehrenberg Castle 1290 · Tyrol
- Castle ruins of Rauheneck Lower Austria
Poland 10
- Ogrodzieniec Castle 14th century · Silesian Voivodeship
- Chojnik Castle c. 1350 · Lower Silesian Voivodeship
- Tenczyn Castle Lesser Poland Voivodeship
- Bolków Castle Lower Silesian Voivodeship
- Bolczów Castle Lower Silesian Voivodeship
- Mirów Castle Silesian Voivodeship
- Toruń Castle c. 1236 · Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
- Olsztyn Castle 13th century · Silesian Voivodeship
- Czorsztyn Castle 13th century · Lesser Poland Voivodeship
- Gryf Castle Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Türkiye 9
Denmark 9
- Hammershus, Bornholm c. 1200 · Capital Region of Denmark
- Copenhagen Castle 14th century · Capital Region of Denmark
- Vordingborg Castle 1175 · Zealand
- Kalø Castle 1313 · Central Denmark
- Absalon's Castle 1167 · Capital Region of Denmark
- Gurre Castle 12th century · Capital Region of Denmark
- Antvorskov 1170 · Zealand
- Lilleborg c. 1190 · Capital Region of Denmark
- Gamleborg 750 · Capital Region of Denmark
Ireland 8
Croatia 8
- Gvozdansko Castle 15th century · Sisak-Moslavina
- Samobor Castle 13th century · Zagreb County
- Cetin Castle 14th century · Karlovac
- Susedgrad 13th century · Zagreb County
- Tržan Castle in Modruš 9th century · Karlovac
- Prozor Fortress 1406 · Split-Dalmatia
- Cesargrad 13th century · Krapina-Zagorje
- Ostrovica Fortress 12th century · Zadar