From the outside, the building appears to be a much later Victorian structure. But O’Keeffe’s research, published in Archaeology Ireland, found that the medieval castle was not completely demolished ...

One of Dublin's "lost" medieval castles has been found hiding in plain sight inside University College Dublin's Roebuck Castle. New research reveals that substantial remains of the Norman castle of ...

The medieval castle was found to be hidden under the plaster of the present Roebuck Castle on the UCD campus A researcher at UCD has found one of Dublin's "lost" medieval castles "hiding in plain ...

A mysterious character has insisted that their spooky gothic market in York will be safe – because he said he has “the Yorkshire ghostbusters coming”. Black Phillip, who docks a white face mask, black ...

A newly-formed community group has been set on a mission to put a town's "secret" medieval castle "back on the map". Halton Castle in Runcorn in Cheshire dates back to around 1070, but residents and ...

A 12th-century castle like Carrickfergus in Co Antrim was built soon after the Anglo-Normans arrived on Ireland's east coast and was integral to their success controlling both land and people.

The weather's turning cooler, the sunset is earlier and some days will be downright soggy, but there's no need to despair as autumn comes closer as sometimes it's a perfect time to visit some of Wales ...

The term “Gothic” has been applied to a number of different things over the centuries, as shown by the range of definitions which the Cambridge English Dictionary lists for the word. It's used in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The site of Strancally Castle dates back to the late 12th century, when a Norman fortress is believed to have occupied the grounds ...

Wealthy Americans living in luxe California mansions and New York penthouses are now snatching up historic homes abroad. Mark Zuckerberg, the billionaire CEO of Meta, just added a 196-year-old Gothic ...

Arcos Castle, a privately owned medieval fortress perched on a cliff above an Andalusian town in southern Spain, is on the market for €7.9 million (roughly $9.1 million). Listed by Sotheby’s ...

Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg’s new house has a spooky past. The billionaire’s new Gothic 1830s Strancally Castle in County Waterford, Ireland, is the latest property acquisition by him and his wife, ...