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No, you're wrong Pharvey. Per PBS it is indeed Wales, and I would say we can trust their facts. Short quiz! :D Pete :cheers:
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Many Welsh Castles were by Normans to keep the Welsh in there place-Wales
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December 1, 1990 is a famous date in the annals of European history. What was the event? Pete :cheers:
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PeteC wrote: Fri Dec 01, 2017 3:24 pm December 1, 1990 is a famous date in the annals of European history. What was the event? Pete :cheers:
The meeting of the two sides in the channel tunnel?
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You reading the BBC News Daily email too?? :thumb: Pete :cheers:


"On this day"

"1990 Construction workers drill through the final wall of rock to join the two halves of the Channel Tunnel and link Britain to France."
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PeteC wrote: Fri Dec 01, 2017 3:49 pm You reading the BBC News Daily email too?? :thumb: Pete :cheers:


"On this day"

"1990 Construction workers drill through the final wall of rock to join the two halves of the Channel Tunnel and link Britain to France."
Also: Dec.1st 1987, "Digging begins to link England & France under English Channel"
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PeteC wrote: Fri Dec 01, 2017 3:49 pm You reading the BBC News Daily email too?? :thumb: Pete :cheers:


"On this day"
I was, early this morning. :thumb: :cheers:
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they broke through for the tunnel but still yet to break even. Been a few attempts to start tunnels.
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Am I correct to say there are no castles in Thailand: just plenty of palaces?
By castle I mean fortified residences and seat of power, So what is the nearest castle or fortress to Thailand? Not sure of a definitive answer.
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I would say the closest is Okinawa and Japan. I can think of nothing left in Hue, Vietnam. Angkor is more of a temple ruins site now with any fortifications long gone. Hong Kong has some WWII Japanese bunker ruins but they were hardly castles. The Forbidden City in Beijing may qualify as well.
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India? Red Fort always looked a bit castle-y to me.
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Jimbob wrote: Mon Dec 11, 2017 2:41 pm So what is the nearest castle or fortress to Thailand? Not sure of a definitive answer.
Buxa Fort, West Bengal?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buxa_Fort

EDIT: No, there must be nearer ones in China.
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Jimbob wrote: Mon Dec 11, 2017 2:41 pm Am I correct to say there are no castles in Thailand: just plenty of palaces?
By castle I mean fortified residences and seat of power, So what is the nearest castle or fortress to Thailand? Not sure of a definitive answer.
What about towns like Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai. Surely the wall were fortified structures to defend the towns/cities. Sukothai seems to have a fortified structures.
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Is there anything left by the British in Burma?

There used to be some fortifications on Sentosa in Singapore.
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Are we doing "what was", or "what is"? If ruins and remnants they are all over the place. I thought you were trying to pinpoint intact existing castle structures today.
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