Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom
3000-1500 BC
St Davids, United Kingdom
3000 BCE
Guernsey, United Kingdom
4000 -2500 BC
Alderney, United Kingdom
4th century AD
Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom
3000-2500 BC
Echt, United Kingdom
2000 BC
Twechar, United Kingdom
142-144 AD
Monmouth, United Kingdom
2500-800 BCE
Castlewellan, United Kingdom
3000 BCE
Westray, United Kingdom
3700-2800 BC
Penwith, United Kingdom
3500-2000 BCE
Newport, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
280 AD
Highland, United Kingdom
2000 BC
Penwith, United Kingdom
2500-1500 BCE
Forres, United Kingdom
600-1000 AD
Brechin, United Kingdom
1000-0 BCE
Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom
3000-2000 BC
Highland, United Kingdom
300 BC
Powys, United Kingdom
75 AD
Holy Island, United Kingdom
4000-3500 BCE
Trenčín Castle is relatively large renovated castle, towering on a steep limestone cliff directly above the city of Trenčín. It is a dominant feature not only of Trenčín, but also of the entire Považie region. The castle is a national monument.
History of the castle cliff dates back to the Roman Empire, what is proved by the inscription on the castle cliff proclaiming the victory of Roman legion against Germans in the year 179.
Today’s castle was probably built on the hill-fort. The first proven building on the hill was the Great Moravian rotunda from the 9th century and later there was a stone residential tower, which served to protect the Kingdom of Hungary and the western border. In the late 13th century the castle became a property of Palatine Matúš Csák, who became Mr. of Váh and Tatras.
Matúš Csák of Trenčín built a tower, still known as Matthew’s, which is a dominant determinant of the whole building.