Another 16th century tower house, Noltland Castle, #Westray, #Orkney. This was built quite defensively. You can see the holes for shooting through on the lower levels, rather than windows.

#notacastleaday #probablynotwellliked

Muness Castle, Unst, Shetland is a 16th century tower house. A rather bleak day for photos.

#unst #shetland #notacastleaday #ratherdraughty

Dunnottar Castle, near Aberdeen, is apparently a tower house. You can see the tower on the right. You can also see the rail of the path that goes down-down-down and then up-up-up to access it. Also, on the left, the larger main residence built in the 15th or 16th century.

#DunnottarCastle #Scotland #lotsofrocks #notacastleaday

Just hoping over to Rome for a bit. Castel Sant’Angelo started life as a tomb for one of the emperors (Hadrian), before it became a fortress. It was also a home for popes and prison.

#Notacastleaday #rome #tombconversions

Everybody: Sculpture! Paintings! Mona Lisa!
Me: Oooh, a castle!

At the heart of the Louvre: sometimes it's referred to as a castle, sometimes as a Medieval fortress, so I am using this as a transition from #castleaday to #fortressandtowerhouseaday So that might be a bit long. Not to mention hard to type. #Notacastleaday maybe?