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Castles were large fortified buildings, often used as the residence of royalty or nobility. On Earth, castles were usually located in Europe.
Castles typically had moats, drawbridges and keeps for defence and protection. (AUDIO: Ghost Machines [+]Loading...["Ghost Machines (audio story)"])
Castles on Earth[[edit] | [edit source]]
Castles located in Great Britain included Windsor Castle in England, (TV: Silver Nemesis [+]Loading...["Silver Nemesis (TV story)"]) Balmoral Castle and Forgill Castle in Scotland, (TV: Tooth and Claw [+]Loading...["Tooth and Claw (TV story)"], Terror of the Zygons [+]Loading...["Terror of the Zygons (TV story)"]) and Cardiff Castle in Wales. (TV: Everything Changes [+]Loading...["Everything Changes (TV story)"]) Wessex Castle was taken over by Irongron; it was destroyed when Linx's spaceship exploded. (TV: The Time Warrior [+]Loading...["The Time Warrior (TV story)"]) A castle owned by Lord Geoffrey de Beauvain was taken over by his brother Lord Waldean de Beauvain. (COMIC: The Magician [+]Loading...["The Magician (comic story)"]) The Sheriff of Nottingham's castle was actually a spaceship that had assumed the likeness to disguise itself. (TV: Robot of Sherwood [+]Loading...["Robot of Sherwood (TV story)"]) Professor Logan lived in a castle, his ancestral home. (COMIC: Doctor Who and the Rocks from Venus [+]Loading...["Doctor Who and the Rocks from Venus (comic story)"]) Vicki lived near a castle when she was very young. (TV: "The Executioners" [+]Part of The Chase, Loading...{"namedep":"The Executioners (1)","1":"The Chase (TV story)"})
Other Earth castles included Drachensberg (PROSE: Timewyrm: Exodus [+]Loading...["Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)"]) and Colditz Castle, (AUDIO: Colditz [+]Loading...["Colditz (audio story)"]) both in Germany.
Some castles were converted into other uses. One became Stangmoor Prison, (TV: The Mind of Evil [+]Loading...["The Mind of Evil (TV story)"]) while another was used as the Pharos Institute's headquarters. (TV: The Lost Boy [+]Loading...["The Lost Boy (TV story)"]) One castle in Scotland was used by the Quarks as their base; it was destroyed by the Second Doctor and Jamie McCrimmon. (COMIC: Invasion of the Quarks [+]Loading...["Invasion of the Quarks (comic story)"])
When the Twelfth Doctor decided to meditate before his meeting with an old friend, he obtained a castle in medieval times, (TV: The Doctor's Meditation [+]Loading...["The Doctor's Meditation (theatrical film)"]) in which he later threw a party. (TV: The Magician's Apprentice [+]Loading...["The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)"])
The Toymaker created a castle in the sky above Stockbridge which appeared to be made of LEGO. (COMIC: Endgame [+]Loading...["Endgame (DWM comic story)"])
Castles on other planets[[edit] | [edit source]]
The rulers of Peladon resided in the Citadel of Peladon on the side of Mount Megeshra. (TV: The Curse of Peladon [+]Loading...["The Curse of Peladon (TV story)"], The Monster of Peladon [+]Loading...["The Monster of Peladon (TV story)"]) On Tara, Castle Gracht was the residence of Count Grendel of Gracht. (TV: The Androids of Tara [+]Loading...["The Androids of Tara (TV story)"]) On the "vampire planet", the spacecraft Hydrax was converted into a castle by the Three Who Rule. (TV: State of Decay [+]Loading...["State of Decay (TV story)"]) Castle Extremis was used to host the signing of the peace treaty between the Anthium and the Zerugma. (PROSE: Martha in the Mirror [+]Loading...["Martha in the Mirror (novel)"]) The residents of one unnamed planet, who were threatened by Mirrorlings, put all their mirrors in a castle to protect themselves. (COMIC: Mirror Image [+]Loading...["Mirror Image (comic story)"]) Zentor lived in a castle on the Haunted Planet. (COMIC: The Haunted Planet [+]Loading...["The Haunted Planet (comic story)"]) The sons of Grekk lived in a castle on an unnamed planet. (PROSE: The Sons of Grekk [+]Loading...["The Sons of Grekk (short story)"]) A castle called the Space Citadel was defended by monsters. (GAME: The First Adventure [+]Loading...["The First Adventure (video game)"]) The monarch of Industry ruled from a castle. (AUDIO: Time Works [+]Loading...["Time Works (audio story)"]) On Hedgewick's World of Wonders, there was a working castle known as Natty Longshoe's Comical Castle. (TV: Nightmare in Silver [+]Loading...["Nightmare in Silver (TV story)"]) A castle on Safeplace was actually one of the segments of the Key to Time. (AUDIO: The Judgement of Isskar [+]Loading...["The Judgement of Isskar (audio story)"])
Castles in other dimensions[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Gateway was a castle used by the Tharils as the centre of their empire. (TV: Warriors' Gate [+]Loading...["Warriors' Gate (TV story)"]) Morgaine lived in a castle in her home dimension. (TV: Battlefield [+]Loading...["Battlefield (TV story)"]) The Pied Piper lived in a castle when he took the children of Hamelin to his own realm. (COMIC: Challenge of the Piper [+]Loading...["Challenge of the Piper (comic story)"]) The Sixth Doctor and Frobisher confronted Astrolabus in a castle in his realm. (COMIC: Once Upon a Time-Lord [+]Loading...["Once Upon a Time-Lord (comic story)"]) Eugene Tacitus' prison took the form of a medieval castle. (AUDIO: The Holy Terror [+]Loading...["The Holy Terror (audio story)"]) The Twelfth Doctor spent four and a half billion years (TV: Hell Bent [+]Loading...["Hell Bent (TV story)"]) in a castle in his confession dial punching his way through an azbantium wall. (TV: Heaven Sent [+]Loading...["Heaven Sent (TV story)"])