Carcassonne by abac077 on Flickr.

Carcassonne by abac077 on Flickr.

Carcassonne by abac077 on Flickr.

Carcassonne by abac077 on Flickr.

Ludlow Castle by Heaven`s Gate (John) on Flickr.

Ludlow Castle by Heaven`s Gate (John) on Flickr.

Kildrummy Castle (10) by arjayempee on Flickr.

Kildrummy Castle (10) by arjayempee on Flickr.

Warkworth castle by jimsumo999 on Flickr.

Warkworth castle by jimsumo999 on Flickr.

_COZ4087 copy by cozmicberliner on Flickr.

_COZ4087 copy by cozmicberliner on Flickr.

untitled by ossensky on Flickr.Via Flickr: Located in north-western Bulgaria, in the town of Vidin, this is the only survived almost intact medieval castle in Bulgaria. It has been build by the bulgarians upon the ruins of the roman fortress called Bononia. The legend has it that Vida was one of the three daughters of reach bulgarian nobleman. Instead of getting married, she build the castle, and lived inside for long years to come. After her death, the castle was named after her. The castle Baba Vida was used by the otoman turks during the otoman occupation of the bulgarian territory as barak. Many bulgarian fighters for freedom were hanged to death in this fortress. Today the fortress is museum. The stone bridge once were wood made and was raised if any alert was raised. The ditch around the castle was filled with water from the near flowing river Dunav.

untitled by ossensky on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
Located in north-western Bulgaria, in the town of Vidin, this is the only survived almost intact medieval castle in Bulgaria. It has been build by the bulgarians upon the ruins of the roman fortress called Bononia.
The legend has it that Vida was one of the three daughters of reach bulgarian nobleman. Instead of getting married, she build the castle, and lived inside for long years to come. After her death, the castle was named after her. The castle Baba Vida was used by the otoman turks during the otoman occupation of the bulgarian territory as barak. Many bulgarian fighters for freedom were hanged to death in this fortress. Today the fortress is museum.
The stone bridge once were wood made and was raised if any alert was raised. The ditch around the castle was filled with water from the near flowing river Dunav.

Haut Koenigsbourg by Ranulf 1214 on Flickr.

Haut Koenigsbourg by Ranulf 1214 on Flickr.

Castle Kasselburg by autumnal fires on Flickr.

Castle Kasselburg by autumnal fires on Flickr.

Anamur, Mamure castle, tower by blauepics on Flickr.Via Flickr: The castle was built on the foundation of an ancient castle built by the Roman Empire in the forth century, undoubtedly against pirates. It was later on repaired by the Byzantine Empire and the Crusades. When Alaattin Keykubat I of Seljuk Turks captured the ruins of the castle in 1221, he built a larger castle partially using the foundation of the former castle. It was later on incorporated into the realm of Karamanids (A Turkish state in Anatolia in the Medieval ages.) Although the exact date is uncertain, according to an inscription erected by İbrahim II of Karaman in 1450, the castle was captured during Mahmut’s reign (1300–1308). The castle was renamed as Mamure (prosperous) after repaired by Mahmut.[1] In 1475, the castle was annexed by the Ottoman Empire. During Ottoman reign, the castle was repaired in the 15th, 16th and 18th centuries and a part of the castle was used as a cervansarai. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamure_Castle

Anamur, Mamure castle, tower by blauepics on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
The castle was built on the foundation of an ancient castle built by the Roman Empire in the forth century, undoubtedly against pirates. It was later on repaired by the Byzantine Empire and the Crusades. When Alaattin Keykubat I of Seljuk Turks captured the ruins of the castle in 1221, he built a larger castle partially using the foundation of the former castle. It was later on incorporated into the realm of Karamanids (A Turkish state in Anatolia in the Medieval ages.) Although the exact date is uncertain, according to an inscription erected by İbrahim II of Karaman in 1450, the castle was captured during Mahmut’s reign (1300–1308). The castle was renamed as Mamure (prosperous) after repaired by Mahmut.[1] In 1475, the castle was annexed by the Ottoman Empire. During Ottoman reign, the castle was repaired in the 15th, 16th and 18th centuries and a part of the castle was used as a cervansarai.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamure_Castle