14th century castles of Europe
20 European castles and fortresses built mainly in the 14th century — each mapped, dated and ready to explore.
Dunnottar Castle
Dramatic clifftop fortress that hid the Honours of Scotland from Cromwell
Dunrobin Castle
Fairytale French-château castle of the Dukes of Sutherland, by the sea
Heidelberg Castle
Romantic red-sandstone ruin above the old city of Heidelberg
Lochleven Castle
Island castle where Mary, Queen of Scots was imprisoned and escaped
Muiderslot
The Netherlands' classic moated brick castle near Amsterdam
Évoramonte Castle
Cube-shaped castle wrapped in carved stone 'ropes'
Pfalzgrafenstein Castle
Germany's 'stone ship' toll castle set on a Rhine island
Palais des Papes
The largest Gothic palace in the world, home of the popes of Avignon
Château de Vincennes
Home of the tallest medieval keep in Europe, a royal fortress beside Paris
Fort la Latte
Dramatic clifftop castle on the wild Atlantic coast of Brittany
Karlštejn
Bohemia's Gothic crown-jewel castle, founded by Emperor Charles IV in 1348
Tantallon Castle
Mighty red curtain-wall fortress on a cliff facing the Bass Rock
Hermitage Castle
Grim border fortress, the 'guardhouse of the bloodiest valley in Britain'
Glamis Castle
Turreted fairytale castle, childhood home of the Queen Mother and the setting of Macbeth
Craigmillar Castle
Well-preserved tower castle near Edinburgh tied to Mary, Queen of Scots
Celle Castle
Residence of the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg, with the oldest baroque theatre in Germany
Cawdor Castle
Turreted Highland castle linked by legend to Shakespeare's Macbeth
Doune Castle
Well-preserved medieval castle famous from Monty Python, Outlander and Game of Thrones
Fyvie Castle
Grand baronial castle rich in ghost legends and a famous curse
Château de Pierrefonds
A medieval castle reborn as a 19th-century romantic dream