Glimmingehus is referred to at various places as a castle, a fortress, a keep, or a fortified manor. If you step inside, you will think you are indeed inside a full-fledged castle. So no matter which description you decide to give it yourself, it is well worth visiting if you find yourself in Southern Sweden (Skane.) While researching a book on area castles I have come upon various figures also. Some folks figure there to be over 150 castles in Skane. Others as high as 350. I now believe this disparity in number comes down to the individual definition of Castle. for my purposes, I will refer to Glimmingehus as a Fortress.
I think we all agree that places like The Tower of London are castles without argument. Keeps are usually the main defensive building of a castle. Fortified manors are huge houses which have been build super-strong, but not usually the place to house knights. A Fortress, however, is usually the home of a high ranking knight that has the fortifications of a castle, if not the shear size. It usually resembles one side of a usual stone castle. This is what Glimmingehus is.
To read my full article on this pivitol historical building, go here:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/348100/glimmingehus_an_historic_fortress_keep.html
I have posted several pictures of the place here on Gather if you want to have a look.
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John, there are actually homegrown castles all over the U.S. Probably a good number of them built by members of SCA (Society for Creative Anacronism). There is a so-called castle, Alexander's Castle, at Fort Worden in Port Townsend, WA. Hilarious, because it's only one tower!
Singer Castle on Dark Island is the best, but Boldt Castle on Heart Island is pretty cool too ;)