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Lichtenstein Castle in in Baden-Württemberg

Lichtenstein Castle is a picturesque Gothic Revival castle situated on a cliff in the Swabian Jura of southern Germany, near the town of Lichtenstein in Baden-Württemberg. It was built in the mid-19th century by Count Wilhelm of Württemberg, inspired by Wilhelm Hauff's novel Lichtenstein. The castle features a dramatic design and offers stunning views of the surrounding countryside. Its location and architectural style have earned it the nickname "Fairy Tale Castle of Württemberg." #discovereart

The first castle at Blackness was built by George Crichton in the 1440s to serve the nearby royal palace of Linlithgow. The castle may have been built between 1441, when he was in Brittany and 1448, when he was appointed Lord High Admiral. The most likely time for the castle’s construction was during the feud between the Crichtons and the Black Douglases which had resulted in the destruction of Crichton’s tower at Barnton in Edinburgh in 1444.Blackness castle is often described as “the ship that