Map of the world's great castles and fortresses

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Post by marklit » Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 4:05 PM UTC

Map of the world's great castles and fortresses
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Post by pastemato » Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 4:27 PM UTC

Immediately curious about the concentration of castles on the Ghanaian coast. Wonder what that's about.

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Post by Svip » Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 4:31 PM UTC

pastemato wrote: post #2

Immediately curious about the concentration of castles on the Ghanaian coast. Wonder what that's about.

During the height of the Triangle Trade, Europeans built a lot of forts to protect their interests along the Gold and Ivory Coasts; why these forts are considered castles by this site is beyond me (just for clarification: a castle is a fortified private residence).

Edit: I now realise that the site specifically says "Map of the world's great castles & fortresses", so I guess the site considers them fortresses, not castles. I retract my snark.

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Post by pizzathyme » Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 4:33 PM UTC

We just stayed in Dalhousie Castle, the oldest in Scotland. Very beautiful and well maintained, with lots of spooky history.

If you want to leave a legacy, build something out of stone.

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Post by guyzero » Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 4:33 PM UTC

Svip wrote: post #3

pastemato wrote: post #2

Immediately curious about the concentration of castles on the Ghanaian coast. Wonder what that's about.

During the height of the Triangle Trade, Europeans built a lot of forts to protect their interests along the Gold and Ivory Coasts; why these forts are considered castles by this site is beyond me (just for clarification: a castle is a fortified private residence). Edit: I now realise that the site specifically says "Map of the world's great castles & fortresses", so I guess the site considers them fortresses, not ca…

The title of the page is "Map of the world's great castles & fortresses". So those are latter.

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Post by guyzero » Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 4:34 PM UTC

Interesting that in Canada Rideau Hall counts, but Casa Loma does not.

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Post by runxel » Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 4:37 PM UTC

Very cool project, but obviously missing (too) many great castles. I'm not sure if that way of measuring popularity is really well done.

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 4:37 PM UTC

Svip wrote: post #3

pastemato wrote: post #2

Immediately curious about the concentration of castles on the Ghanaian coast. Wonder what that's about.

During the height of the Triangle Trade, Europeans built a lot of forts to protect their interests along the Gold and Ivory Coasts; why these forts are considered castles by this site is beyond me (just for clarification: a castle is a fortified private residence). Edit: I now realise that the site specifically says "Map of the world's great castles & fortresses", so I guess the site considers them fortresses, not ca…

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Post by kinow » Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 4:37 PM UTC

I went to a castle in Dunedin, New Zealand, but NZ seems to be castle-less: Larnach Castle, https://www.larnachcastle.co.nz/.

Brazil also has a few castles, although not sure if they are classified differently -- https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lista_de_castelos_no_Brasil

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 4:38 PM UTC

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