Belfast, United Kingdom
1898
Belfast, United Kingdom
1899
Carrickfergus, United Kingdom
1177
Belfast, United Kingdom
1929
Portballintrae, United Kingdom
13th century
Londonderry, United Kingdom
1633
Enniskillen, United Kingdom
1428
Belfast, United Kingdom
1828
Belfast, United Kingdom
1922
Glenarm, United Kingdom
1636
Greyabbey, United Kingdom
1193
Dundrum, United Kingdom
13th century
Ballycastle, United Kingdom
1485
Comber, United Kingdom
7th century AD
Strangford, United Kingdom
1760s
Devenish, United Kingdom
12th century
Killyleagh, United Kingdom
1180
Downpatrick, United Kingdom
3000 BCE
Warrenpoint, United Kingdom
1560s
Downpatrick, United Kingdom
1180
Château de Niort is a medieval castle in the French town of Niort. It consists of two square towers, linked by a 15th-century building and dominates the Sèvre Niortaise valley.
The two donjons are the only remaining part of the castle. The castle was started by Henry II Plantagenet in the 12th century and completed by Richard the Lionheart. It was defended by a rectangular curtain wall and was damaged during the Wars of Religion. In the 18th century, the castle served as a prison.
The present keeps were the central point of a massive fortress. The southern keep is 28m tall, reinforced with turrets. The northern tower is slightly shorter at 23m. Both are flanked with circular turrets at the corners as well as semicircular buttresses. Each of the towers has a spiral staircase serving the upper floors. The Romanesque architecture is of a high quality with the dressed stones closely jointed.