Heistern, Germany
1333
Lüdenscheid, Germany
14th century
Hoyerswerda, Germany
16th century
Altleiningen, Germany
1100-1110
Döbschütz, Germany
10th century AD
Auerbach, Vogtland, Germany
12th century
Münsingen, Germany
13th century
Gräfenberg, Germany
14th century
Wissen, Germany
13th century
Dasburg, Germany
9th century AD
Freudenburg, Germany
1330-1337
Werbach, Germany
12th century
Reichenberg, Germany
1230-1231
Marzoll, Germany
1527-1536
Bad Rappenau, Germany
18th century
Weitnau, Germany
13th century
Katzenelnbogen, Germany
c. 1095
Ehreshoven, Germany
16th century
Dorfprozelten, Germany
13th century
Warburg, Germany
c. 1250
Caernarfon Castle in Gwynedd, Wales, is recognised around the world as one of the greatest buildings of the Middle Ages. It was a motte-and-bailey castle from the late 11th century until 1283 when King Edward I of England began to replace it with the current stone structure. The Edwardian town and castle acted as the administrative centre of north Wales, and as a result the defences were built on a grand scale. There was a deliberate link with Caernarfon's Roman past, and the Roman fort of Segontium is nearby.
While the castle was under construction, town walls were built around Caernarfon. The work cost between £20,000 and £25,000 from the start until the work ended in 1330. Although the castle appears mostly complete from the outside, the interior buildings no longer survive and many of the building plans were never finished. The town and castle were sacked in 1294 when Madog ap Llywelyn led a rebellion against the English. Caernarfon was recaptured the following year.