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Anybody who has taken a westbound train out of Nottingham has more than likely spotted Nottingham Castle, looming above the city with its impressive 17th century architecture. Yet many of us studying here at the University of Nottingham – itself only a couple of miles away from the Castle – have never visited it, or even know what it c… (View original article)

Have you ever dreamt of living in a castle – well that could very easily become a reality now.

A stunning apartment in the renovated and listed Gosford Castle outside Markethill in Co Armagh is up for rent.

So you can act out your prince or princess fantasy and the price is a snip (for royalty) – £700 a month.

The home has three bedrooms, one of which is ensuite, with two bathrooms, and it is fully furnished with gas central heating, double glazing and parking.
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Two years ago, we posted that Bran Castle, which is located in Romania, was put up for sale by its Archduke owner for the cool price of £50 million, which translates today to just over $72 million. The castle is often claimed to be the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s Dracula, the novel that introduced Count Dracula to the world.

The castle is still on the market and its price has apparently dropped to $66 million, shaving off 8% from the original tag. While it’s still extremely e… (View original article)

St. Patrick likely wasn’t much of a partier, even as the day we celebrate him is full of indulgences. That said, if whiskey and Guinness and traditional Irish-American-style corned beef and cabbage aren’t enough of a fête for you, perhaps you’d like to pick up the ultimate party spot: an Irish castle.

Glin Castle, in west County Limerick, sits on 380 acres, 23 of which are “pleasure grounds”—the woodland walks and gardens, both landscaped and informal, that surround the building. If … (View original article)

Mystery surrounds why the owners of a North Wales castle would build a reservoir underneath the lawn.

The reservoir at Penrhyn Castle at Llandygai near Bangor could hold 200,000 gallons of water and was fed from overflow pipes from the keep tanks that held water used for domestic purposes in the building.

One suggestion is that the reservoir was intended to provide water for use in case of fire.

The castle, which was owned in the 1840s by the Douglas-Pennant family, o… (View original article)