This is not an official Lego site.


These castles were all built by
Bob Carney using standard Lego bricks and parts. Each castle is a scale model of a real European medieval castle. The first phase of each new project begins with in depth research in libraries and on the internet, and then drawing the plans to "Lego scale". Once I'm reasonably sure I've got enough of each kind of Lego brick needed to complete the project, I'm ready to build.

With my 122nd castle well underway, for ease of selecting areas of interest, I've broken them up by their country of origin. Just click on any of the castle names that interest you (or all of them if you like) and you'll be treated to several photographs and a plan of the real castle, a brief history (possibly with personal notes) and pictures of my Lego model. There's also a Build Your Own section with my working Lego plans and one or more URLs referring you to related castle sites on the World Wide Web. Here are a pair of quick links to my latest models: The first is my 122th castle (May-June 2008): the once powerful royal castle,
Stegeborg, located near Söderköping, Sweden. The second is a link to my 121st castle (April 2008), Castello di San Giorgio in Mantua, Italy. This castle is an all-time favorite of mine, and I'm glad to have finally built it!

You can also click on the name of the country where the castles are located (or the small picture) to link to a Castle Locator Map, with castles listed in the order I built them [maps for non-France portions of Europe will be made after I've built a few more castles!]. Also, after countless emails, I've decided to include a FAQ section which will hopefully answer most general questions. I'd still like to hear your comments! An updated castle lineage is now available -- it shows the order in which the castles were built and in which country the castle is located. The castle currently under construction is also noted.

I have also added a page for novice but enthusiastic castle builders which is basically made up of several of my early castles which have largely been ignored on this Main Page due to the larger later edition. Pictures of the smaller castles plus available plans and elevations can be found at
Early Castles and should be more rewarding for the beginner. There is also a Castle Builders' Page where you can enjoy the efforts of your colleagues! I will update it as regularly as I receive input from various Lego friends.

In addition, I've assembled a page which I call Mystery Castles. In my thousands of hours of castle research I have occasionally discovered a mislabeled picture. More often I come across interesting and usually picturesque castles in travel brochures and the like. While I often recognize the castle, sometimes it's completely unknown to me (and usually not identified in the ad). The contents of my file folder come and go, but I just added several new unknowns which I've no clue about! Good luck!

While researching and modelling castles is my love, occasionally I use my Lego to build other things. Here's my favorite non-castle projects on a page entitled Trains, Ships and Other Stuff, including my new 22-oar Viking longboat. Then there is a page describing the history, design, purchase and setup of my plastic tip-out bin storage system. If you are thinking about a major alteration in the way you are sorting and storing your Lego bricks, and you are willing to spend a fair amount of money for the convenience, then click on the link above. Finally, you will see no advertising on my webpage, but I must put in a plug for BrickJournal. And thank you all very much for visiting my Lego Castles webpage!


England
Allington
Appleby Keep
Bodiam
Bolton
Canterbury Keep
Castle Rising

Chipchase
Clifford's Tower
Dover
Goodrich
Hedingham
Hever
Ludlow
Middleham
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Nunney
Rochester
Stokesay
Tattershall
Tower of London
Warkworth
Warwick


France
Anjony
The Bastille
La Tour de Constance
Château d'Etampes
Château de Najac
Houdan donjon
Montbrun
Provins
Roquetaillade
Sarzay
Tarascon


Ireland

Ballinafad
Ballytarsna
Bunratty
Burnchurch
Clara
Derryhivenny
Donegal
Drogheda
Dunsoghly
Fiddaun
Trim
Termon McGrath


Scotland
Affleck Tower
Amisfield Tower
Auchans
Ballone
Balvaird
Barcaldine
Borthwick
Caerlaverock
Castle Campbell
Castle Stalker
Claypotts
Comlongon
Craigievar
Craigmillar
Crichton
Doune
Drum
Elcho
Elphinstone
Glenbuchat
Hermitage
Levan
MacLellan's
Midmar
Threave

Wales
Beaumaris
Caerphilly
Carreg Cennen
Castell Coch
Chepstow
Conway
Dinefwr
Grosmont
Harlech
Kidwelly
Monnow Bridge
Rhuddlan
Weobley


Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, and The Netherlands
Aigle (Switzerland)
Chillon (Switzerland)
Muiderslot (Netherlands)
Stahleck (Germany)
Stegeborg (Sweden)
Die Wartburg (Germany)


Italy, Spain and Portugal
Adranò (Sicily)
Almourol (Portugal)
Castel del Monte (Italy)
Fuensaldaña (Spain)
Mareccio [Maretsch] (Italy)
La Mota (Spain)
San Giorgio (Mantua, Italy)
Torre de Belém (Portugal)


Eastern Europe
(Poland, Romania, Hungary, Croatia, etc.)
Bedzin (Poland)
Bran (Romania)
Diósgyõr (Hungary)
Dubovac (Croatia)
Vajdahunyad (Romania)



Site created and maintained by
Robert Carney.