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Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
1881-1886
Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
1750s
Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
c. 1450
Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
c. 1220
Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
13th century
Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
c. 1200
Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
1440s
Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
1582
Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
3000 BC
Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
14th century
Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
1565
Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
c. 1300
Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
1508-1512
Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
1753
Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
8th century AD
Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
3000 BC
Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
1230-1231
Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
13th century
Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
1353
Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
1207
Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
15th century
Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
1601-1609
Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
c. 1580
Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
13th century
Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
13th century
Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
c. 1500
Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
1790
Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
13th century
Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
c. 1290
Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
12th century
Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
12th century
Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
1820
Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
13th century
Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
700-1300 AD
Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
16th century
Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
1800 BC
Celje Castle was once the largest fortification on Slovenian territory. The first fortified building on the site (a Romanesque palace) was built in the first half of the 13th century by the Counts of Heunburg from Carinthia on the stony outcrop on the western side of the ridge where the castle stands. It had five sides, or four plus the southern side, which was a natural defence. The first written records of the castle date back to between 1125 and 1137; it was probably built by Count Gunter. In the western section of the castle, there was a building with several floors. Remains of the walls of this palatium have survived. In the eastern section, there was an enclosed courtyard with large water reservoirs. The eastern wall, which protects the castle from its most exposed side, was around three metres thicker than the rest of the curtain wall. The wall was topped with a parapet and protected walkway.