| Bolton | Yorkshire | Map ref: |
![]() Lord Scrope's fabulously expensive castle/manor house which took 18 years to build. Very elaborate with lots of kitchens and brewhouses, etc. | ||
![]() Some 14th Century conspicuous consumption (but Scrope was Lord Chancellor to Richard II and a crook). Although there is no moat and the castle is at the bottom of a slope -- so never meant as a fortress -- it is still very well defended by strong walls and towers. Was this guy Scrope paranoid? Still, it's a very attractive castle. | ||
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