The picture is of Carisbrooke Castle, on the island, and the stamp cost 8d.

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You can see Margaret Island, Castle Hill, Gellert Hill and the great sprawl of the Pest side of town on the opposite bank.

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The man's friend, also from Germany, was killed after their cruiser ran aground on Cleenishgarve Island near Castle Archdale on Lower Lough Erne.

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For now, though, the many other companies and individuals who wanted to get their hands on the Daily Telegraph and other assets have been abruptly sidelined by the reclusive brothers, who live in a castle on a tiny island called Brecqhou in the Channel Islands.

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The collection of 47 artefacts, found on St Michael's Mount, is on display in the island's castle.

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Leverage buyout king Castle is known on The Island as an abrasive character who often snaps at the help, which in his case includes half a dozen servants, chauffeurs and yacht captain.

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That year's tax paperwork also hints at his rich and famous lifestyle, which now reportedly includes a European castle and a 25, 000-square-foot Rhode Island mansion.

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The coastal village of Bamburgh is an "unspoilt hamlet dwarfed by the romantic profile of an intimidating castle" and Lindisfarne is a magical, two-mile square island.

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On the island of Kos, there are the mighty towers of the Castle of the Knights of St John, the medieval order of holy crusaders who went to Jerusalem but never returned home.

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It is just as stunning now as it was then - high wooded hills plunging down to the lakeside and a castle perched atop a hill near the start, balanced by a church on an island near the finish.

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