It really did look a little like a fairy-tale castle, perched on the very edge of the cliff.

Old-style induction tracks still threaded through the center of the city, passing below the ancient castle perched on top of its rocky pinnacle.

The scarp face was wooded and cut by deep ravines and it had castles perched on its truncated spurs.

There is another fortified castle perched on a hillside overlooking the Danube, but one that has survived with an almost modern look.

From time to time, a manor house could be seen at the back of a park; occasionally there was a castle perched high on a bluff.

It was a landscape comprising woods and a ruined castle perched on top of a cliff.

All that remains of the castle, perched on a hillside, are the restored keep and a tower.

She and her father had visited many places of historical interest, including several castles, but the small castle perched on its rock promised to be special.

They loved their little wooden castle perched at its top.

Save for one additional feature-a tall, massive black castle perched on the side of a jagged peak.