The Middle Ages
Medieval castles of the world
All 691 landmarks in the atlas founded during the Middle Ages — roughly 500 to 1500 AD.
The most famous medieval landmark here is Forbidden City in People's Republic of China, founded 1420; the earliest is Fortress of Prizren (500) and the latest Švihov Castle (1500), with the 13th century building the most. This is the medieval cut of the atlas — the ancient citadels and the 19th-century revival palaces that a plain "castle" search otherwise sweeps in are left to the oldest-castles and fame lists.
Medieval by category: Castles 395 · Fortresses 47 · Palaces & châteaux 55 · Ruins 194
The 10 most famous medieval landmarks
- Forbidden City 1420 · People's Republic of China
- Alhambra 1239 · Spain
- Tower of London 1066 · England
- Windsor Castle 1070 · England
- Kremlin 1420 · Russia
- Topkapı Palace 1460 · Turkey
- Himeji Castle 1346 · Japan
- Balmoral Castle 1390 · Scotland
- Potala Palace 637 · Tibet
- Bastille 1370 · France
The 10 most famous medieval castles
- Tower of London 1066 · England
- Windsor Castle 1070 · England
- Himeji Castle 1346 · Japan
- Balmoral Castle 1390 · Scotland
- Prague Castle 900 · Czech Republic
- Edinburgh Castle 1200 · Scotland
- Malbork Castle 1270 · Poland
- Bran Castle 1289 · Romania
- Krak des Chevaliers 1031 · Syria
- Sforza Castle 1360 · Italy
The 10 most famous medieval fortresses
- Kremlin 1420 · Russia
- Hohensalzburg Fortress 1077 · Austria
- Akershus Fortress 1300 · Norway
- Jaisalmer Fort 1156 · India
- Citadel of Aleppo 1150 · Syria
- Rumeli Hisarı 1451 · Turkey
- Alcazaba of Málaga 1057 · Spain
- Khotyn Fortress 1325 · Ukraine
- Yedikule Fortress 1458 · Turkey
- Ivangorod Fortress 1492 · Russia
The 10 most famous medieval palaces & châteaux
- Forbidden City 1420 · People's Republic of China
- Alhambra 1239 · Spain
- Topkapı Palace 1460 · Turkey
- Potala Palace 637 · Tibet
- Hofburg Palace 1279 · Austria
- Doge's Palace 1340 · Italy
- Gyeongbokgung 1395 · South Korea
- Palazzo Vecchio 1299 · Italy
- Château de Chenonceau 1411 · France
- Berlin Palace 1451 · Germany
The 10 most famous medieval ruins
- Bastille 1370 · France
- Spiš Castle 1200 · Slovakia
- Dunnottar Castle 1400 · Scotland
- Königsberg Castle 1255 · Russia
- Ludlow Castle 1066 · England
- Čachtice Castle 1300 · Slovakia
- Château Gaillard 1197 · France
- Corfe Castle 1100 · England
- Kenilworth Castle 1122 · England
- Palace of Placentia 1443 · England
What counts as medieval
Every landmark here carries a documented founding year between roughly 500 and 1500, taken from its Wikidata record (inception, P571). The castle proper — keep, curtain wall, gatehouse — emerges in the 9th–10th century, so the earliest entries are early-medieval strongholds rather than castles in the later sense; later castle-style palaces built in the 1800s fall outside the span by date, not by looks. Landmarks without a documented year aren't guessed into the list.
All 691 medieval castles, oldest first
| # | Castle | Founded | Century |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fortress of PrizrenKosovo · Ruin | 500 | 5th century |
| 2 | VorotnaberdArmenia · Fortress | 500 | 5th century |
| 3 | ReccopolisSpain · Ruin | 578 | 6th century |
| 4 | DunaddScotland · Ruin | 600 | 6th century |
| 5 | Castillo de San ServandoSpain · Castle | 601 | 7th century |
| 6 | Tynemouth Castle and PrioryEngland · Castle | 601 | 7th century |
| 7 | Daming PalacePeople's Republic of China · Palace & château | 634 | 7th century |
| 8 | Potala PalaceTibet · Palace & château | 637 | 7th century |
| 9 | Castle of the MoorsPortugal · Castle | 700 | 7th century |
| 10 | Taga CastleJapan · Ruin | 724 | 8th century |
| 11 | Qasr al-Hayr al-SharqiSyria · Castle | 729 | 8th century |
| 12 | Akita CastleJapan · Ruin | 733 | 8th century |
| 13 | Por-BazhynRussia · Ruin | 777 | 8th century |
| 14 | FraxinetumFrance · Castle | 800 | 8th century |
| 15 | Princely Abbey of CorveyGermany · Palace & château | 801 | 9th century |
| 16 | KachaghakaberdAzerbaijan · Fortress | 801 | 9th century |
| 17 | Hochosterwitz CastleAustria · Castle | 860 | 9th century |
| 18 | Daikaku-ji TempleJapan · Castle | 876 | 9th century |
| 19 | Castle of CardonaSpain · Castle | 880 | 9th century |
| 20 | Prague CastleCzech Republic · Castle | 900 | 9th century |
| 21 | Ljubljana CastleSlovenia · Castle | 900 | 9th century |
| 22 | Rabati CastleGeorgia · Castle | 900 | 9th century |
| 23 | Wettin CastleGermany · Castle | 900 | 9th century |
| 24 | TmogviGeorgia · Ruin | 900 | 9th century |
| 25 | Giebichenstein CastleGermany · Castle | 900 | 9th century |
| 26 | Church of BzybGeorgia · Ruin | 900 | 9th century |
| 27 | Castle of BurgosSpain · Ruin | 900 | 9th century |
| 28 | Schaumburg CastleGermany · Castle | 901 | 10th century |
| 29 | Brest CastleBelarus · Ruin | 901 | 10th century |
| 30 | AlbrechtsburgGermany · Castle | 929 | 10th century |
| 31 | Canossa CastleItaly · Castle | 950 | 10th century |
| 32 | Old CastleGermany · Castle | 950 | 10th century |
| 33 | Castillo de SuelSpain · Castle | 956 | 10th century |
| 34 | Wolvesey CastleEngland · Ruin | 970 | 10th century |
| 35 | AggersborgDenmark · Ruin | 980 | 10th century |
| 36 | Château de MontsoreauFrance · Castle | 990 | 10th century |
| 37 | AmberdArmenia · Ruin | 1000 | 10th century |
| 38 | Valère CastleSwitzerland · Castle | 1000 | 10th century |
| 39 | Château de FalaiseFrance · Castle | 1000 | 10th century |
| 40 | KhertvisiGeorgia · Ruin | 1000 | 10th century |
| 41 | Walzin CastleBelgium · Castle | 1000 | 10th century |
| 42 | BirtvisiGeorgia · Ruin | 1000 | 10th century |
| 43 | Atskuri FortressGeorgia · Fortress | 1000 | 10th century |
| 44 | Pazin CastleCroatia · Castle | 1000 | 10th century |
| 45 | Monzón CastleSpain · Castle | 1000 | 10th century |
| 46 | Château de Menthon-Saint-BernardFrance · Castle | 1000 | 10th century |
| 47 | Brandenbourg CastleLuxembourg · Ruin | 1000 | 10th century |
| 48 | Castello di ArcoItaly · Ruin | 1000 | 10th century |
| 49 | Wawel CastlePoland · Castle | 1001 | 11th century |
| 50 | Goodrich CastleEngland · Ruin | 1001 | 11th century |
| 51 | Halton CastleEngland · Ruin | 1001 | 11th century |
| 52 | Château de MontpouponFrance · Castle | 1001 | 11th century |
| 53 | Bourscheid CastleLuxembourg · Castle | 1001 | 11th century |
| 54 | Qal'at Bani HammadAlgeria · Ruin | 1007 | 11th century |
| 55 | Josselin CastleFrance · Castle | 1008 | 11th century |
| 56 | Habsburg CastleSwitzerland · Castle | 1020 | 11th century |
| 57 | Loarre CastleSpain · Castle | 1020 | 11th century |
| 58 | Burg BentheimGermany · Castle | 1020 | 11th century |
| 59 | Château de CombourgFrance · Castle | 1025 | 11th century |
| 60 | Landskron CastleAustria · Ruin | 1028 | 11th century |
| 61 | Krak des ChevaliersSyria · Castle | 1031 | 11th century |
| 62 | Sázava MonasteryCzech Republic · Palace & château | 1032 | 11th century |
| 63 | Lenzburg CastleSwitzerland · Castle | 1036 | 11th century |
| 64 | Delgatie CastleScotland · Castle | 1049 | 11th century |
| 65 | Nitra CastleSlovakia · Castle | 1050 | 11th century |
| 66 | Hohenstaufen CastleGermany · Ruin | 1050 | 11th century |
| 67 | Burghausen CastleGermany · Castle | 1051 | 11th century |
| 68 | Castle of PúbolSpain · Castle | 1056 | 11th century |
| 69 | Alcazaba of MálagaSpain · Fortress | 1057 | 11th century |
| 70 | Monmouth CastleWales · Ruin | 1060 | 11th century |
| 71 | Castle of CaenFrance · Castle | 1060 | 11th century |
| 72 | Bítov CastleCzech Republic · Castle | 1061 | 11th century |
| 73 | MargatSyria · Castle | 1062 | 11th century |
| 74 | Tower of LondonEngland · Castle | 1066 | 11th century |
| 75 | Ludlow CastleEngland · Ruin | 1066 | 11th century |
| 76 | Norwich CastleEngland · Castle | 1066 | 11th century |
| 77 | Pevensey CastleEngland · Ruin | 1066 | 11th century |
| 78 | Berkhamsted CastleEngland · Castle | 1066 | 11th century |
| 79 | Hertford CastleEngland · Castle | 1066 | 11th century |
| 80 | Arundel CastleEngland · Castle | 1067 | 11th century |
| 81 | WartburgGermany · Castle | 1067 | 11th century |
| 82 | Belvoir CastleEngland · Castle | 1067 | 11th century |
| 83 | Nottingham CastleEngland · Castle | 1067 | 11th century |
| 84 | Winchester CastleEngland · Castle | 1067 | 11th century |
| 85 | Chepstow CastleWales · Castle | 1067 | 11th century |
| 86 | Berkeley CastleEngland · Castle | 1067 | 11th century |
| 87 | Launceston CastleEngland · Castle | 1067 | 11th century |
| 88 | Wallingford CastleEngland · Ruin | 1067 | 11th century |
| 89 | Warwick CastleEngland · Castle | 1068 | 11th century |
| 90 | York CastleEngland · Castle | 1068 | 11th century |
| 91 | Lincoln CastleEngland · Castle | 1068 | 11th century |
| 92 | Okehampton CastleEngland · Castle | 1068 | 11th century |
| 93 | Chester CastleEngland · Castle | 1069 | 11th century |
| 94 | Colchester CastleEngland · Castle | 1069 | 11th century |
| 95 | Windsor CastleEngland · Castle | 1070 | 11th century |
| 96 | Pontefract CastleEngland · Ruin | 1070 | 11th century |
| 97 | Dudley CastleEngland · Ruin | 1070 | 11th century |
| 98 | Shrewsbury CastleEngland · Castle | 1070 | 11th century |
| 99 | Bramber CastleEngland · Ruin | 1070 | 11th century |
| 100 | Dunbar CastleScotland · Ruin | 1070 | 11th century |
| 101 | LampronTurkey · Castle | 1071 | 11th century |
| 102 | Richmond CastleEngland · Castle | 1071 | 11th century |
| 103 | Durham CastleEngland · Castle | 1072 | 11th century |
| 104 | Hohenwerfen CastleAustria · Castle | 1075 | 11th century |
| 105 | Citadel of DamascusSyria · Fortress | 1076 | 11th century |
| 106 | Château de BironFrance · Castle | 1076 | 11th century |
| 107 | Hohensalzburg FortressAustria · Fortress | 1077 | 11th century |
| 108 | Cardiff CastleWales · Castle | 1080 | 11th century |
| 109 | Newcastle upon Tyne CastleEngland · Castle | 1080 | 11th century |
| 110 | Peveril CastleEngland · Ruin | 1080 | 11th century |
| 111 | Lympne CastleEngland · Castle | 1080 | 11th century |
| 112 | Castell AberlleiniogWales · Castle | 1080 | 11th century |
| 113 | Deganwy CastleWales · Castle | 1080 | 11th century |
| 114 | BosjöklosterSweden · Castle | 1080 | 11th century |
| 115 | Meghri FortressArmenia · Fortress | 1083 | 11th century |
| 116 | Rochester CastleEngland · Castle | 1087 | 11th century |
| 117 | Skipton CastleEngland · Castle | 1090 | 11th century |
| 118 | Brough CastleEngland · Ruin | 1092 | 11th century |
| 119 | Pembroke CastleWales · Castle | 1093 | 11th century |
| 120 | Carlisle CastleEngland · Castle | 1093 | 11th century |
| 121 | Lancaster CastleEngland · Castle | 1093 | 11th century |
| 122 | Tarasp CastleSwitzerland · Castle | 1094 | 11th century |
| 123 | Alnwick CastleEngland · Castle | 1096 | 11th century |
| 124 | Corfe CastleEngland · Ruin | 1100 | 11th century |
| 125 | Vianden CastleLuxembourg · Castle | 1100 | 11th century |
| 126 | Château de LochesFrance · Castle | 1100 | 11th century |
| 127 | Conisbrough CastleEngland · Ruin | 1100 | 11th century |
| 128 | Hambach CastleGermany · Castle | 1100 | 11th century |
| 129 | Tirol CastleItaly · Castle | 1100 | 11th century |
| 130 | Pucará de TilcaraArgentina · Ruin | 1100 | 11th century |
| 131 | Knaresborough CastleEngland · Ruin | 1100 | 11th century |
| 132 | Castle of La MotaSpain · Castle | 1100 | 11th century |
| 133 | Carisbrooke CastleEngland · Castle | 1100 | 11th century |
| 134 | Portchester CastleEngland · Castle | 1100 | 11th century |
| 135 | Coity CastleWales · Ruin | 1100 | 11th century |
| 136 | Altena CastleGermany · Castle | 1100 | 11th century |
| 137 | SchönburgGermany · Castle | 1100 | 11th century |
| 138 | Rötteln CastleGermany · Ruin | 1100 | 11th century |
| 139 | Restormel CastleEngland · Ruin | 1100 | 11th century |
| 140 | Larochette CastleLuxembourg · Ruin | 1100 | 11th century |
| 141 | Château de Châlus-ChabrolFrance · Castle | 1100 | 11th century |
| 142 | Mezek FortressBulgaria · Fortress | 1100 | 11th century |
| 143 | Reichenstein CastleGermany · Castle | 1100 | 11th century |
| 144 | Castle of ÓbidosPortugal · Castle | 1101 | 12th century |
| 145 | Gutenberg CastleLiechtenstein · Castle | 1101 | 12th century |
| 146 | Baku fortressAzerbaijan · Fortress | 1101 | 12th century |
| 147 | Altenburg AbbeyAustria · Castle | 1101 | 12th century |
| 148 | Château de FoixFrance · Castle | 1101 | 12th century |
| 149 | Pendragon CastleEngland · Ruin | 1101 | 12th century |
| 150 | Hohenbaden CastleGermany · Ruin | 1102 | 12th century |
| 151 | Castle of PicoItaly · Castle | 1102 | 12th century |
| 152 | Citadel of TripoliLebanon · Fortress | 1103 | 12th century |
| 153 | Byblos CastleLebanon · Ruin | 1103 | 12th century |
| 154 | KızkalesiTurkey · Fortress | 1104 | 12th century |
| 155 | ToronLebanon · Ruin | 1105 | 12th century |
| 156 | Carmarthen CastleWales · Ruin | 1105 | 12th century |
| 157 | Kidwelly CastleWales · Castle | 1106 | 12th century |
| 158 | Ogmore CastleWales · Ruin | 1106 | 12th century |
| 159 | Newcastle CastleWales · Ruin | 1106 | 12th century |
| 160 | Swansea CastleWales · Ruin | 1107 | 12th century |
| 161 | BurgGermany · Castle | 1109 | 12th century |
| 162 | Château du Haut-KoenigsbourgFrance · Castle | 1114 | 12th century |
| 163 | Montréal CastleJordan · Ruin | 1115 | 12th century |
| 164 | Valkenburg CastleNetherlands · Ruin | 1115 | 12th century |
| 165 | MarksburgGermany · Castle | 1117 | 12th century |
| 166 | Leeds CastleEngland · Castle | 1119 | 12th century |
| 167 | Appleby CastleEngland · Castle | 1120 | 12th century |
| 168 | Norham CastleEngland · Ruin | 1121 | 12th century |
| 169 | Burgruine GlaneggAustria · Ruin | 1121 | 12th century |
| 170 | Kenilworth CastleEngland · Ruin | 1122 | 12th century |
| 171 | Château de Saint-Germain-en-LayeFrance · Palace & château | 1124 | 12th century |
| 172 | Burgruine GriffenAustria · Ruin | 1124 | 12th century |
| 173 | HochburgGermany · Ruin | 1127 | 12th century |
| 174 | Anvaing CastleBelgium · Castle | 1127 | 12th century |
| 175 | Scarborough CastleEngland · Ruin | 1130 | 12th century |
| 176 | Dürnstein castle ruinsAustria · Ruin | 1130 | 12th century |
| 177 | White CastleWales · Ruin | 1130 | 12th century |
| 178 | Beaumont PalaceEngland · Palace & château | 1130 | 12th century |
| 179 | Burg CastleGermany · Castle | 1133 | 12th century |
| 180 | Canterbury CastleEngland · Ruin | 1135 | 12th century |
| 181 | Ansembourg CastleLuxembourg · Castle | 1135 | 12th century |
| 182 | Liechtenstein CastleAustria · Castle | 1136 | 12th century |
| 183 | Castle Rising CastleEngland · Ruin | 1138 | 12th century |
| 184 | Duffus CastleScotland · Ruin | 1140 | 12th century |
| 185 | Saffron Walden CastleEngland · Ruin | 1141 | 12th century |
| 186 | Kerak CastleJordan · Castle | 1142 | 12th century |
| 187 | Cahir CastleIreland · Castle | 1142 | 12th century |
| 188 | Citadel of AleppoSyria · Fortress | 1150 | 12th century |
| 189 | Beaufort CastleLebanon · Castle | 1150 | 12th century |
| 190 | Gurre CastleDenmark · Ruin | 1150 | 12th century |
| 191 | Burg FreundsbergAustria · Castle | 1150 | 12th century |
| 192 | Migdal AfekIsrael · Ruin | 1152 | 12th century |
| 193 | Jaisalmer FortIndia · Fortress | 1156 | 12th century |
| 194 | Burg GüssingAustria · Castle | 1157 | 12th century |
| 195 | Sønderborg CastleDenmark · Castle | 1158 | 12th century |
| 196 | Chillon CastleSwitzerland · Castle | 1160 | 12th century |
| 197 | Kōriyama CastleJapan · Ruin | 1162 | 12th century |
| 198 | Orford CastleEngland · Castle | 1165 | 12th century |
| 199 | Nürburg CastleGermany · Ruin | 1166 | 12th century |
| 200 | Belvoir FortressIsrael · Ruin | 1168 | 12th century |
| 201 | Qal'at Ja'barSyria · Ruin | 1168 | 12th century |
| 202 | Château de PuivertFrance · Castle | 1170 | 12th century |
| 203 | Castle of AlmourolPortugal · Castle | 1171 | 12th century |
| 204 | Château de ChâteaudunFrance · Castle | 1171 | 12th century |
| 205 | Rocca MaggioreItaly · Castle | 1173 | 12th century |
| 206 | Trim CastleIreland · Castle | 1174 | 12th century |
| 207 | Rosenburg CastleAustria · Castle | 1175 | 12th century |
| 208 | Vordingborg CastleDenmark · Ruin | 1175 | 12th century |
| 209 | Panhala FortIndia · Fortress | 1178 | 12th century |
| 210 | Ateret FortressPalestine · Ruin | 1178 | 12th century |
| 211 | Dover CastleEngland · Castle | 1179 | 12th century |
| 212 | GravensteenBelgium · Castle | 1180 | 12th century |
| 213 | Schloss RheydtGermany · Palace & château | 1180 | 12th century |
| 214 | Crookston CastleScotland · Ruin | 1180 | 12th century |
| 215 | Aggstein CastleAustria · Ruin | 1181 | 12th century |
| 216 | Auckland CastleEngland · Castle | 1183 | 12th century |
| 217 | Ajlun CastleJordan · Castle | 1184 | 12th century |
| 218 | Fort VasaiIndia · Ruin | 1184 | 12th century |
| 219 | Malahide CastleIreland · Castle | 1185 | 12th century |
| 220 | Lismore CastleIreland · Castle | 1185 | 12th century |
| 221 | Iwamura CastleJapan · Ruin | 1185 | 12th century |
| 222 | Louvre PalaceFrance · Palace & château | 1190 | 12th century |
| 223 | Middleham CastleEngland · Ruin | 1190 | 12th century |
| 224 | Sterrenberg CastleGermany · Castle | 1190 | 12th century |
| 225 | Mito CastleJapan · Ruin | 1190 | 12th century |
| 226 | Moosham CastleAustria · Castle | 1191 | 12th century |
| 227 | Beaufort CastleLuxembourg · Ruin | 1192 | 12th century |
| 228 | Llansteffan CastleWales · Castle | 1192 | 12th century |
| 229 | Château GaillardFrance · Ruin | 1197 | 12th century |
| 230 | Edinburgh CastleScotland · Castle | 1200 | 12th century |
| 231 | Royal Alcázar of SegoviaSpain · Castle | 1200 | 12th century |
| 232 | Spiš CastleSlovakia · Ruin | 1200 | 12th century |
| 233 | Kimbolton CastleEngland · Castle | 1200 | 12th century |
| 234 | Kalmar CastleSweden · Castle | 1200 | 12th century |
| 235 | HammershusDenmark · Ruin | 1200 | 12th century |
| 236 | Het SteenBelgium · Castle | 1200 | 12th century |
| 237 | Château de BeynacFrance · Castle | 1200 | 12th century |
| 238 | Korela FortressRussia · Fortress | 1200 | 12th century |
| 239 | Nyköping CastleSweden · Castle | 1200 | 12th century |
| 240 | Beckov CastleSlovakia · Ruin | 1200 | 12th century |
| 241 | Château de CommarqueFrance · Castle | 1200 | 12th century |
| 242 | Aberdour CastleScotland · Castle | 1200 | 12th century |
| 243 | Manorbier CastleWales · Castle | 1200 | 12th century |
| 244 | Bojnice CastleSlovakia · Castle | 1200 | 12th century |
| 245 | GegutiGeorgia · Ruin | 1200 | 12th century |
| 246 | Château d'AnnecyFrance · Castle | 1200 | 12th century |
| 247 | Swords CastleIreland · Castle | 1200 | 12th century |
| 248 | Lockenhaus CastleAustria · Castle | 1200 | 12th century |
| 249 | Clervaux CastleLuxembourg · Castle | 1200 | 12th century |
| 250 | Castle of FougèresFrance · Castle | 1200 | 12th century |
| 251 | Château de Montreuil-BellayFrance · Castle | 1200 | 12th century |
| 252 | Pennard CastleWales · Ruin | 1200 | 12th century |
| 253 | SchattenburgAustria · Castle | 1200 | 12th century |
| 254 | Aigle CastleSwitzerland · Castle | 1200 | 12th century |
| 255 | Marburg CastleGermany · Castle | 1200 | 12th century |
| 256 | Llawhaden CastleWales · Ruin | 1200 | 12th century |
| 257 | Burgdorf CastleSwitzerland · Castle | 1200 | 12th century |
| 258 | St Andrews CastleScotland · Ruin | 1200 | 12th century |
| 259 | Esch-sur-Sûre CastleLuxembourg · Ruin | 1200 | 12th century |
| 260 | Fiľakovo CastleSlovakia · Ruin | 1200 | 12th century |
| 261 | Buckton CastleEngland · Ruin | 1200 | 12th century |
| 262 | Altdahn CastleGermany · Ruin | 1200 | 12th century |
| 263 | DivínSlovakia · Ruin | 1200 | 12th century |
| 264 | Näs CastleSweden · Ruin | 1200 | 12th century |
| 265 | Toompea CastleEstonia · Castle | 1201 | 13th century |
| 266 | Hluboká CastleCzech Republic · Castle | 1201 | 13th century |
| 267 | Haapsalu CastleEstonia · Castle | 1201 | 13th century |
| 268 | Royal Palace of OliteSpain · Palace & château | 1201 | 13th century |
| 269 | Navahrudak CastleBelarus · Castle | 1201 | 13th century |
| 270 | Puilaurens CastleFrance · Castle | 1201 | 13th century |
| 271 | Château de la Mothe-ChandeniersFrance · Ruin | 1201 | 13th century |
| 272 | Gifu CastleJapan · Castle | 1201 | 13th century |
| 273 | Ventspils CastleLatvia · Castle | 1201 | 13th century |
| 274 | Duart CastleScotland · Castle | 1201 | 13th century |
| 275 | Chęciny CastlePoland · Ruin | 1201 | 13th century |
| 276 | Turňa CastleSlovakia · Castle | 1201 | 13th century |
| 277 | GenovevaburgGermany · Castle | 1201 | 13th century |
| 278 | Dublin CastleIreland · Castle | 1204 | 13th century |
| 279 | Château de MontségurFrance · Ruin | 1204 | 13th century |
| 280 | Trausnitz CastleGermany · Castle | 1204 | 13th century |
| 281 | Kufstein FortressAustria · Fortress | 1205 | 13th century |
| 282 | Castle CornetGuernsey · Castle | 1206 | 13th century |
| 283 | Château de LichtenbergFrance · Castle | 1206 | 13th century |
| 284 | Château des ducs de BretagneFrance · Castle | 1207 | 13th century |
| 285 | Qalʿat ar-RahbaSyria · Ruin | 1207 | 13th century |
| 286 | Sigulda Medieval CastleLatvia · Ruin | 1207 | 13th century |
| 287 | Archbishop's Palace of Alcalá de HenaresSpain · Palace & château | 1209 | 13th century |
| 288 | Cēsis CastleLatvia · Castle | 1209 | 13th century |
| 289 | Kolossi CastleCyprus · Castle | 1210 | 13th century |
| 290 | King John's CastleIreland · Castle | 1210 | 13th century |
| 291 | Carlow CastleIreland · Castle | 1210 | 13th century |
| 292 | Redwood CastleIreland · Castle | 1210 | 13th century |
| 293 | Lissingen CastleGermany · Castle | 1212 | 13th century |
| 294 | Turaida CastleLatvia · Castle | 1214 | 13th century |
| 295 | Château PèlerinIsrael · Castle | 1218 | 13th century |
| 296 | Dolbadarn CastleWales · Ruin | 1220 | 13th century |
| 297 | Bolingbroke CastleEngland · Ruin | 1220 | 13th century |
| 298 | Dunstaffnage CastleScotland · Ruin | 1220 | 13th century |
| 299 | Beeston CastleEngland · Ruin | 1220 | 13th century |
| 300 | Dunvegan CastleScotland · Castle | 1220 | 13th century |
| 301 | ChlemoutsiGreece · Castle | 1220 | 13th century |
| 302 | Gutenfels CastleGermany · Castle | 1220 | 13th century |
| 303 | Castell y BereWales · Ruin | 1221 | 13th century |
| 304 | Suzdal KremlinRussia · Fortress | 1222 | 13th century |
| 305 | Landštejn CastleCzech Republic · Castle | 1222 | 13th century |
| 306 | Montgomery CastleWales · Ruin | 1223 | 13th century |
| 307 | Viljandi CastleEstonia · Ruin | 1224 | 13th century |
| 308 | Veste CoburgGermany · Fortress | 1225 | 13th century |
| 309 | Quadrangular castleAzerbaijan · Castle | 1225 | 13th century |
| 310 | Lahneck CastleGermany · Castle | 1226 | 13th century |
| 311 | Castle Huis BerghNetherlands · Castle | 1227 | 13th century |
| 312 | Ashford Castle, County MayoIreland · Castle | 1228 | 13th century |
| 313 | Sidon Sea CastleLebanon · Castle | 1228 | 13th century |
| 314 | Montfort CastleIsrael · Ruin | 1228 | 13th century |
| 315 | Okoř CastleCzech Republic · Castle | 1228 | 13th century |
| 316 | Castle of ElvasPortugal · Castle | 1229 | 13th century |
| 317 | Křivoklát CastleCzech Republic · Castle | 1230 | 13th century |
| 318 | Fakhr-al-Din al-Maani CastleSyria · Castle | 1230 | 13th century |
| 319 | Hadleigh CastleEngland · Ruin | 1230 | 13th century |
| 320 | Criccieth CastleWales · Ruin | 1230 | 13th century |
| 321 | Chmemis CastleSyria · Castle | 1230 | 13th century |
| 322 | Tattershall CastleEngland · Castle | 1231 | 13th century |
| 323 | Round Tower (Mardakan)Azerbaijan · Castle | 1232 | 13th century |
| 324 | Kayan BerdArmenia · Castle | 1233 | 13th century |
| 325 | Sabayil CastleAzerbaijan · Castle | 1234 | 13th century |
| 326 | Toruń CastlePoland · Castle | 1236 | 13th century |
| 327 | castle of GaasbeekBelgium · Castle | 1236 | 13th century |
| 328 | KoporyeRussia · Fortress | 1237 | 13th century |
| 329 | AlhambraSpain · Palace & château | 1239 | 13th century |
| 330 | Castello UrsinoItaly · Castle | 1239 | 13th century |
| 331 | Bitchū Matsuyama CastleJapan · Castle | 1240 | 13th century |
| 332 | Hermitage CastleScotland · Ruin | 1240 | 13th century |
| 333 | Orava CastleSlovakia · Castle | 1241 | 13th century |
| 334 | Český Šternberk CastleCzech Republic · Castle | 1241 | 13th century |
| 335 | Itter CastleAustria · Castle | 1241 | 13th century |
| 336 | Fortress of DevaRomania · Fortress | 1242 | 13th century |
| 337 | Hermitage with Birseck Castle ruinsSwitzerland · Ruin | 1243 | 13th century |
| 338 | Rheinfels CastleGermany · Ruin | 1245 | 13th century |
| 339 | Château de BloisFrance · Palace & château | 1250 | 13th century |
| 340 | Leap CastleIreland · Castle | 1250 | 13th century |
| 341 | Castle RushenIsle of Man · Castle | 1250 | 13th century |
| 342 | Palazzo Re EnzoItaly · Palace & château | 1250 | 13th century |
| 343 | Balga castleRussia · Ruin | 1250 | 13th century |
| 344 | Rožmberk CastleCzech Republic · Castle | 1250 | 13th century |
| 345 | Brzeg CastlePoland · Castle | 1250 | 13th century |
| 346 | Sparrenberg CastleGermany · Castle | 1250 | 13th century |
| 347 | palazzo dei NotaiItaly · Palace & château | 1250 | 13th century |
| 348 | Frankenstein CastleGermany · Castle | 1252 | 13th century |
| 349 | Schloss BruckAustria · Castle | 1252 | 13th century |
| 350 | Artstetten CastleAustria · Castle | 1253 | 13th century |
| 351 | Burg MauterndorfAustria · Castle | 1253 | 13th century |
| 352 | Alter HofGermany · Castle | 1253 | 13th century |
| 353 | Königsberg CastleRussia · Ruin | 1255 | 13th century |
| 354 | Stolzenfels CastleGermany · Castle | 1259 | 13th century |
| 355 | Palazzo San GiorgioItaly · Palace & château | 1260 | 13th century |
| 356 | Yoros CastleTurkey · Ruin | 1262 | 13th century |
| 357 | Savoy PalaceEngland · Ruin | 1263 | 13th century |
| 358 | Bezděz CastleCzech Republic · Castle | 1264 | 13th century |
| 359 | Hallwyl CastleSwitzerland · Castle | 1265 | 13th century |
| 360 | Embūte CastleLatvia · Ruin | 1265 | 13th century |
| 361 | Caerphilly CastleWales · Castle | 1268 | 13th century |
| 362 | KoldinghusDenmark · Palace & château | 1268 | 13th century |
| 363 | Malbork CastlePoland · Castle | 1270 | 13th century |
| 364 | Pernštejn CastleCzech Republic · Castle | 1270 | 13th century |
| 365 | Castle of the counts of GruyèresSwitzerland · Castle | 1270 | 13th century |
| 366 | Qasr al-BashaPalestine · Palace & château | 1270 | 13th century |
| 367 | Carew CastleWales · Castle | 1270 | 13th century |
| 368 | Château de PuymartinFrance · Castle | 1270 | 13th century |
| 369 | Lviv High CastleUkraine · Ruin | 1270 | 13th century |
| 370 | Velenje CastleSlovenia · Castle | 1270 | 13th century |
| 371 | Schaaken CastleRussia · Ruin | 1270 | 13th century |
| 372 | Alsnö husSweden · Ruin | 1270 | 13th century |
| 373 | Hever CastleEngland · Castle | 1271 | 13th century |
| 374 | Vischering CastleGermany · Castle | 1271 | 13th century |
| 375 | Castle of DiósgyőrHungary · Castle | 1271 | 13th century |
| 376 | Põltsamaa CastleEstonia · Castle | 1272 | 13th century |
| 377 | Dinaburga CastleLatvia · Ruin | 1275 | 13th century |
| 378 | Rhuddlan CastleWales · Castle | 1277 | 13th century |
| 379 | Flint CastleWales · Castle | 1277 | 13th century |
| 380 | Aberystwyth CastleWales · Ruin | 1277 | 13th century |
| 381 | Hawarden Old CastleWales · Ruin | 1277 | 13th century |
| 382 | Hofburg PalaceAustria · Palace & château | 1279 | 13th century |
| 383 | MuiderslotNetherlands · Castle | 1280 | 13th century |
| 384 | Woodcroft CastleEngland · Castle | 1280 | 13th century |
| 385 | Castel NuovoItaly · Castle | 1282 | 13th century |
| 386 | Holt CastleWales · Castle | 1282 | 13th century |
| 387 | Denbigh CastleWales · Castle | 1282 | 13th century |
| 388 | Caernarfon CastleWales · Castle | 1283 | 13th century |
| 389 | Conwy CastleWales · Castle | 1283 | 13th century |
| 390 | Harlech CastleWales · Castle | 1283 | 13th century |
| 391 | Château d'ArquesFrance · Ruin | 1284 | 13th century |
| 392 | Liebenstein Castle (Rhine)Germany · Castle | 1284 | 13th century |
| 393 | Rēzekne CastleLatvia · Ruin | 1285 | 13th century |
| 394 | Varberg FortressSweden · Fortress | 1287 | 13th century |
| 395 | Kasteel RadboudNetherlands · Castle | 1288 | 13th century |
| 396 | Bran CastleRomania · Castle | 1289 | 13th century |
| 397 | Palazzo Spini FeroniItaly · Palace & château | 1289 | 13th century |
| 398 | Tourbillon CastleSwitzerland · Ruin | 1290 | 13th century |
| 399 | Celle CastleGermany · Castle | 1292 | 13th century |
| 400 | Chojnik CastlePoland · Ruin | 1292 | 13th century |
| 401 | Zbraslav MonasteryCzech Republic · Palace & château | 1292 | 13th century |
| 402 | Vyborg CastleRussia · Castle | 1293 | 13th century |
| 403 | Golub-Dobrzyń CastlePoland · Castle | 1293 | 13th century |
| 404 | Peniscola CastleSpain · Castle | 1294 | 13th century |
| 405 | Beaumaris CastleWales · Castle | 1295 | 13th century |
| 406 | Chirk CastleWales · Castle | 1295 | 13th century |
| 407 | Aydon CastleEngland · Castle | 1296 | 13th century |
| 408 | Tratzberg CastleAustria · Castle | 1296 | 13th century |
| 409 | Läckö CastleSweden · Castle | 1298 | 13th century |
| 410 | Palazzo VecchioItaly · Palace & château | 1299 | 13th century |
| 411 | Akershus FortressNorway · Fortress | 1300 | 13th century |
| 412 | Książ Castle and park complexPoland · Castle | 1300 | 13th century |
| 413 | Čachtice CastleSlovakia · Ruin | 1300 | 13th century |
| 414 | Český Krumlov CastleCzech Republic · Castle | 1300 | 13th century |
| 415 | Caerlaverock CastleScotland · Ruin | 1300 | 13th century |
| 416 | Turku CastleFinland · Castle | 1300 | 13th century |
| 417 | Tre Kronor CastleSweden · Ruin | 1300 | 13th century |
| 418 | Loch Leven CastleScotland · Ruin | 1300 | 13th century |
| 419 | Špilberk CastleCzech Republic · Castle | 1300 | 13th century |
| 420 | Häme CastleFinland · Castle | 1300 | 13th century |
| 421 | Craigmillar CastleScotland · Ruin | 1300 | 13th century |
| 422 | Trakošćan CastleCroatia · Castle | 1300 | 13th century |
| 423 | Monnow BridgeWales · Castle | 1300 | 13th century |
| 424 | Houska CastleCzech Republic · Castle | 1300 | 13th century |
| 425 | Bouzov CastleCzech Republic · Castle | 1300 | 13th century |
| 426 | MedvedgradCroatia · Castle | 1300 | 13th century |
| 427 | MagličSerbia · Castle | 1300 | 13th century |
| 428 | Kost CastleCzech Republic · Castle | 1300 | 13th century |
| 429 | Orlík CastleCzech Republic · Castle | 1300 | 13th century |
| 430 | Zvíkov CastleCzech Republic · Castle | 1300 | 13th century |
| 431 | Veveří CastleCzech Republic · Castle | 1300 | 13th century |
| 432 | Vardøhus FortressNorway · Fortress | 1300 | 13th century |
| 433 | Beersel CastleBelgium · Castle | 1300 | 13th century |
| 434 | Konopiště CastleCzech Republic · Castle | 1300 | 13th century |
| 435 | Strečno CastleSlovakia · Ruin | 1300 | 13th century |
| 436 | Château de CoucyFrance · Castle | 1300 | 13th century |
| 437 | Klaipėda CastleLithuania · Ruin | 1300 | 13th century |
| 438 | Čabraď CastleSlovakia · Ruin | 1300 | 13th century |
| 439 | GrabštejnCzech Republic · Castle | 1300 | 13th century |
| 440 | Samobor CastleCroatia · Ruin | 1300 | 13th century |
| 441 | Mikulov CastleCzech Republic · Castle | 1300 | 13th century |
| 442 | Budatín CastleSlovakia · Castle | 1300 | 13th century |
| 443 | Loket CastleCzech Republic · Castle | 1300 | 13th century |
| 444 | Cilgerran CastleWales · Ruin | 1300 | 13th century |
| 445 | Trsat CastleCroatia · Castle | 1300 | 13th century |
| 446 | BuchlovCzech Republic · Castle | 1300 | 13th century |
| 447 | Grodno CastlePoland · Castle | 1300 | 13th century |
| 448 | Bäckaskog CastleSweden · Castle | 1300 | 13th century |
| 449 | Pukará de QuitorChile · Ruin | 1300 | 13th century |
| 450 | Blatná ChateauCzech Republic · Castle | 1300 | 13th century |
| 451 | Muráň CastleSlovakia · Ruin | 1300 | 13th century |
| 452 | Schloss HerbersteinAustria · Palace & château | 1300 | 13th century |
| 453 | Zrin CastleCroatia · Ruin | 1300 | 13th century |
| 454 | Blatnica CastleSlovakia · Ruin | 1300 | 13th century |
| 455 | Nevytsky CastleUkraine · Ruin | 1300 | 13th century |
| 456 | Fyvie CastleScotland · Castle | 1300 | 13th century |
| 457 | Pustý hradSlovakia · Ruin | 1300 | 13th century |
| 458 | Lemberk CastleCzech Republic · Castle | 1300 | 13th century |
| 459 | HazmburkCzech Republic · Castle | 1300 | 13th century |
| 460 | Dunollie CastleScotland · Ruin | 1300 | 13th century |
| 461 | Pir Huseyn KhanqahAzerbaijan · Fortress | 1300 | 13th century |
| 462 | Jasenov CastleSlovakia · Ruin | 1300 | 13th century |
| 463 | Lichnice CastleCzech Republic · Ruin | 1300 | 13th century |
| 464 | Plavecký hradSlovakia · Ruin | 1300 | 13th century |
| 465 | Biely KameňSlovakia · Ruin | 1300 | 13th century |
| 466 | Castle BrederodeNetherlands · Ruin | 1300 | 13th century |
| 467 | Valdštejn CastleCzech Republic · Castle | 1300 | 13th century |
| 468 | Gediminas' TowerLithuania · Castle | 1301 | 14th century |
| 469 | Katz CastleGermany · Castle | 1301 | 14th century |
| 470 | Nardaran FortressAzerbaijan · Fortress | 1301 | 14th century |
| 471 | Jaunpils CastleLatvia · Castle | 1301 | 14th century |
| 472 | Château de VillandrautFrance · Ruin | 1301 | 14th century |
| 473 | Schloss HertenGermany · Palace & château | 1301 | 14th century |
| 474 | DalaborgSweden · Ruin | 1304 | 14th century |
| 475 | Roslin CastleScotland · Ruin | 1305 | 14th century |
| 476 | Château de la BrèdeFrance · Castle | 1306 | 14th century |
| 477 | HelfštýnCzech Republic · Ruin | 1306 | 14th century |
| 478 | Bohus FortressSweden · Fortress | 1308 | 14th century |
| 479 | Bellver CastleSpain · Castle | 1310 | 14th century |
| 480 | Střekov CastleCzech Republic · Ruin | 1310 | 14th century |
| 481 | Kropfenstein CastleSwitzerland · Castle | 1312 | 14th century |
| 482 | Dunstanburgh CastleEngland · Ruin | 1313 | 14th century |
| 483 | Kalø CastleDenmark · Ruin | 1313 | 14th century |
| 484 | Rheinstein CastleGermany · Castle | 1316 | 14th century |
| 485 | Považský hradSlovakia · Ruin | 1316 | 14th century |
| 486 | Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of RhodesGreece · Palace & château | 1320 | 14th century |
| 487 | Castle StalkerScotland · Castle | 1320 | 14th century |
| 488 | Celje CastleSlovenia · Ruin | 1322 | 14th century |
| 489 | Oreshek FortressRussia · Fortress | 1323 | 14th century |
| 490 | Tsuwano CastleJapan · Ruin | 1324 | 14th century |
| 491 | Sloup CastleCzech Republic · Castle | 1324 | 14th century |
| 492 | Khotyn FortressUkraine · Fortress | 1325 | 14th century |
| 493 | Pfalzgrafenstein CastleGermany · Castle | 1326 | 14th century |
| 494 | Riga CastleLatvia · Castle | 1330 | 14th century |
| 495 | Lida CastleBelarus · Castle | 1330 | 14th century |
| 496 | Ōzu CastleJapan · Castle | 1331 | 14th century |
| 497 | Chihaya CastleJapan · Ruin | 1332 | 14th century |
| 498 | Takatori CastleJapan · Ruin | 1332 | 14th century |
| 499 | Castle of Châteauneuf-du-PapeFrance · Castle | 1333 | 14th century |
| 500 | Ne CastleJapan · Castle | 1334 | 14th century |
| 501 | GolubacSerbia · Castle | 1335 | 14th century |
| 502 | Kyoto Imperial PalaceJapan · Palace & château | 1337 | 14th century |
| 503 | Bač FortressSerbia · Fortress | 1338 | 14th century |
| 504 | Ford CastleEngland · Castle | 1338 | 14th century |
| 505 | Doge's PalaceItaly · Palace & château | 1340 | 14th century |
| 506 | Château de VincennesFrance · Castle | 1340 | 14th century |
| 507 | Lubart's CastleUkraine · Castle | 1340 | 14th century |
| 508 | Komine CastleJapan · Castle | 1340 | 14th century |
| 509 | Hasištejn CastleCzech Republic · Ruin | 1340 | 14th century |
| 510 | Chillingham CastleEngland · Castle | 1344 | 14th century |
| 511 | Shane's Castle ruinsNorthern Ireland · Ruin | 1345 | 14th century |
| 512 | Himeji CastleJapan · Castle | 1346 | 14th century |
| 513 | Okayama CastleJapan · Castle | 1346 | 14th century |
| 514 | Karlštejn CastleCzech Republic · Castle | 1348 | 14th century |
| 515 | BobovacBosnia and Herzegovina · Fortress | 1349 | 14th century |
| 516 | Madrasah of GranadaSpain · Palace & château | 1349 | 14th century |
| 517 | Tantallon CastleScotland · Ruin | 1350 | 14th century |
| 518 | Castello EstenseItaly · Castle | 1350 | 14th century |
| 519 | Palazzo SchifanoiaItaly · Palace & château | 1350 | 14th century |
| 520 | Darłowo CastlePoland · Castle | 1352 | 14th century |
| 521 | Maus CastleGermany · Castle | 1353 | 14th century |
| 522 | HelfenburkCzech Republic · Ruin | 1355 | 14th century |
| 523 | CastelvecchioItaly · Castle | 1356 | 14th century |
| 524 | Kašperk CastleCzech Republic · Castle | 1356 | 14th century |
| 525 | Yamagata CastleJapan · Castle | 1357 | 14th century |
| 526 | Ivrea CastleItaly · Castle | 1358 | 14th century |
| 527 | Sforza CastleItaly · Castle | 1360 | 14th century |
| 528 | Visconti CastleItaly · Castle | 1360 | 14th century |
| 529 | Älvsborg FortressSweden · Ruin | 1360 | 14th century |
| 530 | Loevestein CastleNetherlands · Castle | 1368 | 14th century |
| 531 | Threave CastleScotland · Castle | 1369 | 14th century |
| 532 | BastilleFrance · Ruin | 1370 | 14th century |
| 533 | FrangokastelloGreece · Castle | 1371 | 14th century |
| 534 | Genoese FortressUkraine · Fortress | 1371 | 14th century |
| 535 | Glamis CastleScotland · Castle | 1372 | 14th century |
| 536 | Raseborg CastleFinland · Ruin | 1373 | 14th century |
| 537 | Raby CastleEngland · Castle | 1378 | 14th century |
| 538 | Ioannina CastleGreece · Castle | 1378 | 14th century |
| 539 | Bolton CastleEngland · Castle | 1379 | 14th century |
| 540 | Shanhai PassPeople's Republic of China · Castle | 1381 | 14th century |
| 541 | Kruševac FortressSerbia · Ruin | 1381 | 14th century |
| 542 | Jasna Góra MonasteryPoland · Fortress | 1382 | 14th century |
| 543 | Farleigh Hungerford CastleEngland · Castle | 1383 | 14th century |
| 544 | Bytów CastlePoland · Castle | 1383 | 14th century |
| 545 | Gniew CastlePoland · Castle | 1383 | 14th century |
| 546 | Aizuwakamatsu CastleJapan · Castle | 1384 | 14th century |
| 547 | Château de DinanFrance · Castle | 1384 | 14th century |
| 548 | Yam FortressRussia · Fortress | 1384 | 14th century |
| 549 | Munich ResidenceGermany · Palace & château | 1385 | 14th century |
| 550 | Bodiam CastleEngland · Castle | 1385 | 14th century |
| 551 | Frýdštejn CastleCzech Republic · Ruin | 1385 | 14th century |
| 552 | Donnington CastleEngland · Ruin | 1386 | 14th century |
| 553 | Dartmouth CastleEngland · Castle | 1388 | 14th century |
| 554 | Balmoral CastleScotland · Castle | 1390 | 14th century |
| 555 | Castle of PierrefondsFrance · Castle | 1393 | 14th century |
| 556 | Kiyosu CastleJapan · Castle | 1394 | 14th century |
| 557 | GyeongbokgungSouth Korea · Palace & château | 1395 | 14th century |
| 558 | Vufflens CastleSwitzerland · Castle | 1395 | 14th century |
| 559 | Gassantoda CastleJapan · Ruin | 1396 | 14th century |
| 560 | Château Saint-MaireSwitzerland · Castle | 1397 | 14th century |
| 561 | Ludza CastleLatvia · Ruin | 1399 | 14th century |
| 562 | Shuri CastleJapan · Castle | 1400 | 14th century |
| 563 | Dunnottar CastleScotland · Ruin | 1400 | 14th century |
| 564 | Sintra National PalacePortugal · Palace & château | 1400 | 14th century |
| 565 | Trosky CastleCzech Republic · Ruin | 1400 | 14th century |
| 566 | Doune CastleScotland · Castle | 1400 | 14th century |
| 567 | Presidential Palace of LithuaniaLithuania · Palace & château | 1400 | 14th century |
| 568 | Copenhagen CastleDenmark · Castle | 1400 | 14th century |
| 569 | Pillnitz CastleGermany · Castle | 1400 | 14th century |
| 570 | Ogrodzieniec CastlePoland · Ruin | 1400 | 14th century |
| 571 | Kastelholm CastleFinland · Ruin | 1400 | 14th century |
| 572 | Nakagusuku CastleJapan · Ruin | 1400 | 14th century |
| 573 | Zvolen CastleSlovakia · Castle | 1400 | 14th century |
| 574 | Palazzo DavanzatiItaly · Palace & château | 1400 | 14th century |
| 575 | Örebro CastleSweden · Castle | 1400 | 14th century |
| 576 | Ľubovňa CastleSlovakia · Castle | 1400 | 14th century |
| 577 | Château de TarasconFrance · Castle | 1400 | 14th century |
| 578 | Krásna Hôrka CastleSlovakia · Castle | 1400 | 14th century |
| 579 | Kokořín CastleCzech Republic · Castle | 1400 | 14th century |
| 580 | Cetin CastleCroatia · Castle | 1400 | 14th century |
| 581 | Ramana TowerAzerbaijan · Castle | 1400 | 14th century |
| 582 | Smolenice CastleSlovakia · Castle | 1400 | 14th century |
| 583 | Sandomierz CastlePoland · Castle | 1400 | 14th century |
| 584 | SusedgradCroatia · Ruin | 1400 | 14th century |
| 585 | Lietava CastleSlovakia · Ruin | 1400 | 14th century |
| 586 | Rabí CastleCzech Republic · Ruin | 1400 | 14th century |
| 587 | Doornenburg CastleNetherlands · Castle | 1400 | 14th century |
| 588 | Łęczyca CastlePoland · Castle | 1400 | 14th century |
| 589 | Cocentaina CastleSpain · Castle | 1400 | 14th century |
| 590 | Talmberk CastleCzech Republic · Ruin | 1400 | 14th century |
| 591 | Hrubý RohozecCzech Republic · Castle | 1400 | 14th century |
| 592 | Sokol FortressCroatia · Fortress | 1400 | 14th century |
| 593 | Lion TowerLebanon · Fortress | 1400 | 14th century |
| 594 | LikavaSlovakia · Ruin | 1400 | 14th century |
| 595 | Herstmonceux CastleEngland · Castle | 1401 | 15th century |
| 596 | Château d'Azay-le-FerronFrance · Castle | 1401 | 15th century |
| 597 | Doorwerth CastleNetherlands · Castle | 1402 | 15th century |
| 598 | Château de ChenonceauFrance · Palace & château | 1411 | 15th century |
| 599 | Schloss MespelbrunnGermany · Castle | 1412 | 15th century |
| 600 | Zakimi CastleJapan · Ruin | 1416 | 15th century |
| 601 | Odawara CastleJapan · Castle | 1418 | 15th century |
| 602 | Forbidden CityPeople's Republic of China · Palace & château | 1420 | 15th century |
| 603 | KremlinRussia · Fortress | 1420 | 15th century |
| 604 | Kamerlengo CastleCroatia · Castle | 1420 | 15th century |
| 605 | Château de SedanFrance · Castle | 1424 | 15th century |
| 606 | Bunratty CastleIreland · Castle | 1425 | 15th century |
| 607 | Gawilghur FortIndia · Fortress | 1425 | 15th century |
| 608 | Kisimul CastleScotland · Castle | 1427 | 15th century |
| 609 | Enniskillen CastleNorthern Ireland · Castle | 1428 | 15th century |
| 610 | Borthwick CastleScotland · Castle | 1430 | 15th century |
| 611 | Ashtown CastleIreland · Castle | 1430 | 15th century |
| 612 | Bratislava CastleSlovakia · Castle | 1431 | 15th century |
| 613 | Malmö CastleSweden · Castle | 1434 | 15th century |
| 614 | Lambeth PalaceEngland · Palace & château | 1435 | 15th century |
| 615 | Belsay CastleEngland · Ruin | 1439 | 15th century |
| 616 | Corvin CastleRomania · Castle | 1440 | 15th century |
| 617 | Tsuyama CastleJapan · Castle | 1441 | 15th century |
| 618 | Aragonese CastleItaly · Castle | 1442 | 15th century |
| 619 | Palace of PlacentiaEngland · Ruin | 1443 | 15th century |
| 620 | Sudeley CastleEngland · Castle | 1443 | 15th century |
| 621 | Palazzo dei PrioriItaly · Palace & château | 1443 | 15th century |
| 622 | Takeda CastleJapan · Ruin | 1443 | 15th century |
| 623 | Château du RivauFrance · Castle | 1445 | 15th century |
| 624 | Blarney CastleIreland · Castle | 1446 | 15th century |
| 625 | Palazzo VeneziaItaly · Palace & château | 1450 | 15th century |
| 626 | Kilchurn CastleScotland · Ruin | 1450 | 15th century |
| 627 | Palazzo d'AccursioItaly · Palace & château | 1450 | 15th century |
| 628 | Château de TroussayFrance · Castle | 1450 | 15th century |
| 629 | Torrechiara CastleItaly · Castle | 1450 | 15th century |
| 630 | Berlin PalaceGermany · Palace & château | 1451 | 15th century |
| 631 | Rumeli HisarıTurkey · Fortress | 1451 | 15th century |
| 632 | Palazzo RucellaiItaly · Palace & château | 1451 | 15th century |
| 633 | Kilitbahir CastleTurkey · Castle | 1452 | 15th century |
| 634 | Castle of CocaSpain · Castle | 1453 | 15th century |
| 635 | Cawdor CastleScotland · Castle | 1454 | 15th century |
| 636 | Okazaki CastleJapan · Castle | 1455 | 15th century |
| 637 | Castle FraserScotland · Castle | 1455 | 15th century |
| 638 | Castillo de BelmonteSpain · Castle | 1456 | 15th century |
| 639 | Edo CastleJapan · Castle | 1457 | 15th century |
| 640 | Yedikule FortressTurkey · Fortress | 1458 | 15th century |
| 641 | Palazzo PiccolominiItaly · Palace & château | 1459 | 15th century |
| 642 | Topkapı PalaceTurkey · Palace & château | 1460 | 15th century |
| 643 | Kannonji CastleJapan · Ruin | 1468 | 15th century |
| 644 | Inuyama CastleJapan · Castle | 1469 | 15th century |
| 645 | Kakegawa CastleJapan · Castle | 1469 | 15th century |
| 646 | Kanayama CastleJapan · Castle | 1469 | 15th century |
| 647 | Fort JulienEgypt · Fortress | 1470 | 15th century |
| 648 | Clos LucéFrance · Palace & château | 1471 | 15th century |
| 649 | Ichijōdani Asakura Family Historic RuinsJapan · Ruin | 1471 | 15th century |
| 650 | Šabac FortressSerbia · Fortress | 1471 | 15th century |
| 651 | Palazzo DucaleItaly · Palace & château | 1472 | 15th century |
| 652 | Château de RambouilletFrance · Palace & château | 1474 | 15th century |
| 653 | Olavinlinna CastleFinland · Castle | 1475 | 15th century |
| 654 | Azov FortressRussia · Fortress | 1475 | 15th century |
| 655 | New Castle of Manzanares el RealSpain · Castle | 1475 | 15th century |
| 656 | Castle of BoukaGreece · Castle | 1478 | 15th century |
| 657 | Palazzo DarioItaly · Palace & château | 1479 | 15th century |
| 658 | Oshi CastleJapan · Castle | 1479 | 15th century |
| 659 | Villa Medicea of Poggio a CaianoItaly · Palace & château | 1480 | 15th century |
| 660 | Kirby Muxloe CastleEngland · Ruin | 1480 | 15th century |
| 661 | Leamaneh CastleIreland · Ruin | 1480 | 15th century |
| 662 | Elmina CastleGhana · Castle | 1482 | 15th century |
| 663 | Wisłoujście FortressPoland · Fortress | 1482 | 15th century |
| 664 | Casa de PilatosSpain · Palace & château | 1483 | 15th century |
| 665 | Ram FortressSerbia · Fortress | 1483 | 15th century |
| 666 | Maribor CastleSlovenia · Castle | 1483 | 15th century |
| 667 | MoritzburgGermany · Castle | 1484 | 15th century |
| 668 | Castello AragoneseItaly · Castle | 1486 | 15th century |
| 669 | Palace of FacetsRussia · Palace & château | 1487 | 15th century |
| 670 | Komoro CastleJapan · Castle | 1487 | 15th century |
| 671 | Château des MilandesFrance · Castle | 1489 | 15th century |
| 672 | Broughty CastleScotland · Castle | 1490 | 15th century |
| 673 | La NavidadHaiti · Ruin | 1492 | 15th century |
| 674 | Ivangorod FortressRussia · Fortress | 1492 | 15th century |
| 675 | Dubno CastleUkraine · Castle | 1492 | 15th century |
| 676 | Palazzo AbatellisItaly · Palace & château | 1495 | 15th century |
| 677 | Hara CastleJapan · Ruin | 1496 | 15th century |
| 678 | Berry Pomeroy CastleEngland · Ruin | 1496 | 15th century |
| 679 | Fort de SalsesFrance · Fortress | 1497 | 15th century |
| 680 | Rio CastleGreece · Ruin | 1499 | 15th century |
| 681 | Palace of the ShirvanshahsAzerbaijan · Palace & château | 1500 | 15th century |
| 682 | Palazzo Medici RiccardiItaly · Palace & château | 1500 | 15th century |
| 683 | Palazzo Pisani MorettaItaly · Palace & château | 1500 | 15th century |
| 684 | Veliki Tabor CastleCroatia · Castle | 1500 | 15th century |
| 685 | Gvozdansko CastleCroatia · Ruin | 1500 | 15th century |
| 686 | Grodziec CastlePoland · Castle | 1500 | 15th century |
| 687 | Arad FortBahrain · Fortress | 1500 | 15th century |
| 688 | Castillo de La CalahorraSpain · Castle | 1500 | 15th century |
| 689 | Palau de la Generalitat ValencianaSpain · Palace & château | 1500 | 15th century |
| 690 | Château d'Ainay-le-VieilFrance · Castle | 1500 | 15th century |
| 691 | Švihov CastleCzech Republic · Castle | 1500 | 15th century |
Frequently asked questions
What counts as a medieval castle?
This page lists every landmark in the atlas with a documented founding year in the Middle Ages — roughly 500 to 1500 AD. The castle proper, with its keep and curtain wall, emerges in the 9th–10th century, so the earliest entries here are early-medieval strongholds; later castle-style palaces (like the 1869 Neuschwanstein) fall outside by founding year, not by looks. The years come from each landmark's Wikidata record (inception, P571).
What is the most famous medieval castle in the world?
In this atlas the most famous medieval landmark is Forbidden City in People's Republic of China, founded 1420 — #2 in the worldwide fame ranking. Fame here blends Wikipedia coverage and readership.
How far back do the medieval castles go?
The earliest here is Fortress of Prizren in Kosovo (500) and the latest Švihov Castle (1500); the 13th century saw the most building.
How reliable are the founding years?
Years come from each landmark's Wikidata record (inception, P571) and usually mark the first documented fortification on the site — many castles grew over centuries from earlier strongholds. Landmarks without a documented year stay off this list rather than being guessed; plainly wrong Wikidata dates are corrected by hand, and the corrections flow back into the free dataset.