If you want to visit the largest castle in the world, start traveling east and bring a dictionary: you’ll need to spend some time parsing definitions. Guinness World Records lists Prague Castle, in the Czech capital, as the largest ancient castle in the world—but don’t take that at face value, because it depends what you consider ancient, and how you define castle.

Without a doubt, Prague Castle deserves attention. Spanning 18 acres, the castle was built in the 9th century, and mo… (View original article)

From Britain’s oldest water chute ride in Northamptonshire, Crimean War gunboat sheds and a rare clapper bridge to a recently exposed shipwreck in Somerset and six Victorian lamp-posts, Historic England has protected over 1000 historic sites in 2016.
Roger Bowdler, Director of Listing at Historic England, said: “Over 1000 places have been added to the List in 2016 ensuring the most important sites across the country are recognised and protected. Historic England strives to keep the List … (View original article)

12/19/16

Historical Seb Castle stands tall in southeastern Iran
Source: Tehran Times

The historical Seb Castle, with a height of 23 meters, stands tall as
one of the tourist attractions in the southeastern province of
Sistan-Baluchestan.

Seb Castle
photo by Islamic Republic News Agency

Located in a village of the same name, the castle was extensively used during
the Qajar era (1789-1925) as a borderline surveillance base. However, narratives
say that its heyd… (View original article)

Leeds Castle bolsters defences with ‘crime-fighting liquid’
13:10 20 December 2016

Adele Couchman

Picture; Sarah Medway

Archant

Warning signs will be displayed around the estate to deter thieves looking to steal key assets

Leeds Castle has partnered with an innovate crime-fighting company in a bid to protect its most valuable assets from thieves by marking them with an invisible li… (View original article)

While Karak castle essentially dates back to the 12th century, Karak has been a fortress since biblical times. (Wikimedia Commons)

The Crusader Karak Castle will likely be reopened to the public next week after the completion of security measures, an informed source said Tuesday. 

Four terrorists were killed in a security operation in the southern governorate of Karak that ended towards midnight on Sunday after 10 people were killed in a terror attack, incl… (View original article)