🏰 Tower Houses of the World

These are notable tower houses — compact fortified family homes, from the tower houses of Scotland and Ireland to the peel towers and alpine castelli that dotted contested borders, each one a dwelling, warehouse and stronghold in a single tower of stone. Each profile shows where the tower stands, which country it is in, and a plain-English introduction from Wikipedia.

328 tower houses from 8 countries are covered below, grouped by continent. Open any tower house for its full profile.

Europe (328)

Europe (328 tower houses)

Coordinates are approximate locations. Descriptions: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached on our server. Data sourced from Wikidata. Related: Mountains · Lakes · Islands · World Heritage.