PETER GINN: Castles dominated the landscape of the medieval age ... so it can keep the blacksmiths going. Almost everything we need to build a castle is just a stone's throw away.

This Medieval carved stone head dates from the 13th century and is from Deganwy Castle, Llandudno, Gwynedd. The stone corbel in the form of a carved crowned head is suggested to be a likeness of ...

Still standing after nearly 550 years, Olavinlinna or St. Olaf's Castle, is the northernmost medieval stone fortress in the world, lying about 220 miles from Helsinki. As the origin of uncountable ...

NARRATOR: Rooms in castles didn't have bare stone walls like the ruins we see today. They were covered with a layer of mortar, the medieval equivalent of plaster.Next, they were given a coat of ...