Sonoran Desert Homeschoolers'
Medieval Center
Make a three dimensional castle model, using any medium you want. Some ideas are: Legos®, popsicle sticks, clay, play dough, sugar cubes, Rice Krispies® treats, blocks, sand-clay, cardboard, or anything else you come up with.
Here are some recipes for building materials:
Building Castles
Chepstow Castle
One of Britain's first stone castles; located in Monmouthshire, Wales;
construction begun in1067
Courtesy of Castles-of-Britain.com
Color a castle online!
Doune Castle
A magnificent late 14th-century courtyard castle built for the Regent Albany.
Courtesy of Historic Scotland
Stirling Castle
The Great Hall and the Gatehouse of James IV, the marvellous Palace of James V, the Chapel Royal of James VI and the artillery fortifications of the 16th to 18th centuries are all of outstanding interest.
Courtesy of Historic Scotland
Castle Campbell
Formerly known as the ‘Castle of Gloom’, this castle is beautifully sited. The oldest part is a well-preserved 15th-century tower around which other buildings were constructed, including an unusual loggia.
Courtesy of Historic Scotland
Balvenie Castle
A castle of enclosure first owned by the Comyns with a curtain wall of 13th-century date. Added to in the 15th and 16th centuries. Visited by Mary Queen of Scots in 1562.
Courtesy of Historic Scotland
Elcho Castle
A handsome and complete fortified mansion of 16th-century date, with three projecting towers. The original wrought-iron grilles to protect the windows are still in place.
Courtesy of Historic Scotland
Castle Sween
This is one of the earliest castles in Scotland, dating to the 12th century.
Courtesy of Historic Scotland
Clipart courtesy of
Melissa Snell from About.com's Medieval History
