China
21 castles, fortresses, palaces and ruins within 100 km of the city centre: every one on the interactive map, with photos, distances and directions.
The closest is Weiyuan Fort, 40 km north-east of the city centre; the most famous is Kaiping Diaolou (#1,419 of 9,040 worldwide) 90 km west. The oldest dated site in the circle is Tung Chung Fort, founded c. 1150.
Every one of them stands in China: the country page shows the full national picture.
42 km south-east · Fortress
The Fortaleza do Monte is a fort in Santo António in Macau. It is the historical military centre of Macau.
41 km south-east · Fortress
The Portas do Cerco is an area in Nossa Senhora de Fátima, Macau, China. Located on the northern tip of the Macau Peninsula, it is known by the…
43 km south-east · Fortress
The Guia Fortress is a 17th-century colonial military fort, chapel, and lighthouse complex in São Lázaro, Macau.
40 km north-east · Ruin
Weiyuan Fort is a coastal-defense fort, now in ruins, in Humen, Dongguan city, Guangdong province, China.
42 km south-east · Ruin
The Section of the Old City Walls are the remains of a wall that surrounded the colonial city of Macau, in Portuguese Macau, in the 16th and 17th…
42 km south-east · Fortress
Mong-Há Fort is a fort on Mong-Há Hill, Nossa Senhora de Fátima, Macau, China.
43 km south-east · Fortress
The Fort São Tiago da Barra also known as Barra Fort is located in the base of the Barra Hill, in front of Lapa Island in Macau, China, once one of…
43 km south-east · Fortress
Fort São Francisco of Macau, also known as the São Francisco Barracks, is a former fort of the Portuguese Empire built in Macau, China.
46 km south-east · Fortress
Taipa Fortress is a historical fortress in Northwestern Taipa, Macau, China. The fortress was built in 1846 to defend against pirate attacks.
42 km south-east · Fortress
The Fort Dona Maria II is located in Macau, in China. Fort Dona Maria II was erected in 1852 to replace the one constructed by the Portuguese in the…
56 km east · Fortress
The Chiwan Left Fort is located on Yingzuishan hill on Zuopaotai Road, Chiwan harbour, Nanshan district, Shenzhen city, Guangdong province, China,…
90 km west · Castle
Kaiping Diaolou and villages are famous throughout the world for their watchtowers and associated villages; located in the countryside of Kaiping…
68 km north · Fortress
The Zhenhai Tower, also known as the Five-Story Pagoda, is a tower in Guangzhou, Guangdong. It is located in Yuexiu Park, in central Guangzhou.
74 km east · Castle
Kat Hing Wai is a Punti walled village in the Yuen Long District of Hong Kong.
64 km south-east · Fortress
Fan Lau Fort is a former military fortification located on Lantau Island in Hong Kong.
67 km south-east · Fortress
Tung Chung Fort is a fort located near Tung Chung, on Lantau Island, in Hong Kong.
86 km east · Ruin
Pinewood Battery is a historic military site in Hong Kong, located 307 metres above sea level, within Lung Fu Shan Country Park, in the northwestern…
97 km east · Fortress
Stanley Fort is both an area and a fort on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong, situated at the southern end of Stanley Peninsula, near the town of Stanley.
66 km south-east · Fortress
Tung Chung Battery is a former artillery battery located on Lantau Island in Hong Kong.
88 km east · Ruin
Murray Battery was an artillery battery located on Battery Path, beneath Government Hill in Central, Hong Kong.
84 km east · Fortress
Shing Mun Redoubt, also known as the Shing Mun fortifications, was an important military installation of Hong Kong in the past and formed part of the…
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q59223.
The Castle Map atlas maps 21 landmarks (2 castles · 15 fortresses · 4 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Zhongshan, measured straight-line: a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Weiyuan Fort, a ruin 40 km north-east of the city centre.
Kaiping Diaolou, ranked #1,419 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking: 90 km west from Zhongshan.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Tung Chung Fort, founded c. 1150: 67 km south-east. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Zhuhai (37 km) · Shenzhen (72 km) · Hong Kong (88 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
