Great Britain is famous for its many ancient castles located in England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. The summary provides details on four of the most beautiful castles: Dover Castle, an enormous fortress situated on the English Channel coast; Caernarfon Castle, built in 1283 on the site of an ancient fortification; Edinburgh Castle, an ancient fortress located in the center of Edinburgh on Castle Rock; and Harlech Castle, one of the most famous castles in Wales built over seven years in Wales on the orders of King Edward in 1283.

2. Castles in Great Britain

3. Great Britain is famous for its ancient castles. There is a great number of them in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. To see a list of British castles press here .

4. Let us look at some of the most beautiful castles.

5. Dover Castle

6. It is an enormous fortress situated between England and France on the shore of Strait of Dover. There are lots of legends about this castle as it was the Royal families’ residence.

7. Caernarfon Castle

8. It was built in 1283 when English King Edward I ordered to start building of a stone castle on the place of an ancient fortification. The castle managed to withstand the longest sieges in 1294-95, 1403, 1404.

9. Edinburgh Castle

10. It is an ancient fortress in the centre of Edinburgh. The castle stands on the Castle Rock which was called “the key to Scotland”. There is the famous St. Margaret’s Chapel on the territory of the castle, built by her son, King David, in XII century.

11. Harlech Castle

12. It is one of the most famous castles in Wales. In 1283 King Edward ordered to start building of the castle. It had been built during 7 years. In 1986 the castle was included into UNESCO World Heritage List.

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