The castles of my imagination
I’ve never been particularly impressed by castles, though they have served the dual purpose of protecting nobility and impressing the rest of us since medieval times. They dot (or exclamation point) parklands and rural landscapes worldwide, particularly where the topography invites a vantage – very handy before national identities took shape and united diverse and quarrelsome feudal realms.
I am intrigued by castles, however:
