England · 19th century
Highcliffe Castle, situated on the cliffs at Highcliffe, Dorset, was built between 1831 and 1835 by Charles Stuart, 1st Baron Stuart de Rothesay in a Romantic and Picturesque, Gothic Revival style near the site of High Cliff House, a Georgian Mansion designed for the 3rd Earl of Bute (a founder of Kew Gardens) with the gardens laid out by Capability Brown. The design, by William Donthorne, a founder member of RIBA, incorporated large quantities of carved Medieval stonework salvaged from the ruined Benedictine Abbey of St Peter at Jumieges and the Grand' Maison des Andelys, both situated in Normandy, France. A historic Grade I listed building, it is now owned by the Christchurch, Dorset Council.
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Highcliffe Castle ranks #5,003 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #309 of the 360 mapped in England. Founded 1831, it is older than 10% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 717 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,312 times in the last 60 days, more than 73% of the atlas. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Southampton, 29 km away. See how England compares in the castle statistics.
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