Why does Ireland have more castles than England?

Due to Ireland being a place that was constantly war torn for centuries castles were constantly built, destroyed and then rebuilt. Ireland is also slightly less mountainous than Scotland so there was more land suitable for castle building. Also, the lack of mountains in the centr.



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