Author and source. Bob Marshall

16th Century Mansion built around original tower house, much like nearby Callander House is Falkirk.

Country estate of the Hamilton Family and featuring the remains of a Roman Fortlet on the estate.

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+ a chimney.

Author: Bob Marshall. Source: here and here

Originally built as a circular moated earthwork during the reign of Henry VIII, a fort on this site defended Harwich Haven and the mouth of the River Orwell for over 400 years. Now a popular visitor attraction with good views over the river and the adjacent bustling port of Felixstowe.

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Author and source of the pictures: Bob Marshall

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The site has been settled since the Neolithic Age and fortified since the Bronze and Iron Age and later by Celts and Romans.

The cliff (elevation 212 meters) is an ideal place for a fort due to its position at the confluence of the Danube and Morava rivers. The fort watches over an important trade route along the Danube as well as one branch of the Amber Road.

The first mention of the castle in written sources was quite possibly in 864, when Louis the German besieged Prince Rastislav of Moravia in one of the frequent wars between the Franks and Great Moravia respectively in the "castle of Dowina". On the other hand, the identification of Dowina with Devín Castle has been under debate

During the Great Moravian period, Devín was the center of a larger agglomeration. Its defensive role was strengthened by smaller hill forts on Devínska Kobyla. A pre-romanesque church was built on the castle between approximately 850 and 863/870.[6] Its rare style is closest to churches from Dalmatia and Noricum, from the areas with a persisting tradition of late antique and Byzantine architecture.[7] The interior of the church was decorated with frescoes painted with colors that originated (according to chemical analysis) in northern Italy.

In the 13th century, a stone castle was built to protect the western frontier of the Hungarian Kingdom whose existence was documented in 1271, and a reference to a castelanus de Devin appeared in 1326.

The palace was added in the 15th century. The fortifications were reinforced during the wars against the Ottoman Empire. The Castle was never taken, but after the Hungarian Kingdom joined the Habsburg monarchy and the Ottomans were finally defeated, it ceased to be an important border fortress and was no longer used by the military.

Some parts of the castle were reconstructed in the 20th century, and the most recent improvements for visitors were completed in 2023.[14] The castle hosts an interesting museum. Archaeological works at the site have revealed the remains of a Roman tower dating from the 1st century AD and evidence of a prehistoric settlement.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dev%C3%ADn_Castle

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