Bastle house

Bastel, bastle, or bastille houses are a type of construction found along the Anglo-Scottish border, in the areas formerly plagued by border reivers. They are fortified farmhouses, characterised by security measures against raids. Their name is said to derive from the French word "bastille".

Maen Castle

Maen Castle is an Iron Age promontory fort or 'cliff castle' close to Land's End in Cornwall. It is one of only two fortified sites in Cornwall where Early Iron Age pottery has been found. Excavations took place in 1939 and 1948-9 and about 300 sherds

List of castles in Limousin

This list of castles in Limousin is a list of medieval castles or château forts in the region in southern France

List of castles in Nord-Pas-de-Calais

This list of castles in Nord-Pas-de-Calais is a list of medieval castles or château forts in the region in northern France

List of castles in Alsace

This list of castles in Alsace is a list of medieval castles or château forts in the region in northern France

List of castles in Picardy

This list of castles in Picardy is a list of medieval castles or château forts in the region in northern France

List of castles in Brittany

This list of castles in Brittany is a list of medieval castles or château forts in the region in western France

List of castles in the Pays de la Loire

This list of castles in the Pays de la Loire is a list of medieval castles or château forts in the region in western France

List of castles in the Isle of Man

This is a list of castles in the Isle of Man

List of castles in Normandy

This list of castles in Normandy is a list of medieval castles or château forts in the regions of Lower Normandy and Upper Normandy in northern France

Jakub Landovský

Jakub Landovský, is a Czech politician, lawyer, and university pedagogue, who is currently an ambassador to NATO since 5 August 2019. He had served as the Deputy Minister of Defense from 2015 to 2019