castles

com.thecastlemap/castlesVersion 1.0.3

Castles, fortresses, palaces and ruins worldwide: search, nearby, fame ranking, statistics. CC0.

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Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http castles https://thecastlemap.com/mcp

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Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector
Name: castles
Remote MCP server URL: https://thecastlemap.com/mcp

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "castles": {
      "url": "https://thecastlemap.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

VS Code

code --add-mcp '{"name":"castles","type":"http","url":"https://thecastlemap.com/mcp"}'

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Tools

7 tools

Tools of castles
	Description		Read-only	Idempotent	Open world
`castles_near`List landmarks within a radius of a WGS84 coordinate, nearest first, each with distance_km. Radius defaults to 100 km (max 2,000). For "castles near <place>", geocode the place yourself, then call this with its latitude/longitude.	List landmarks within a radius of a WGS84 coordinate, nearest first, each with distance_km. Radius defaults to 100 km (max 2,000). For "castles near <place>", geocode the place yourself, then call this with its latitude/longitude.	Not declared	Not declared	Not declared	Not declared
`get_castle`Fetch one landmark’s full record by slug (preferred, e.g. "palace-of-versailles") or exact name: coordinates, founding year and century, worldwide fame rank, photo URL with photographer credit and licence, Wikipedia link and its readership signals (Wikidata sitelinks, Wikipedia pageviews over the last 60 days summed across its largest language editions). Unsure of the slug? Call search_castles first.	Fetch one landmark’s full record by slug (preferred, e.g. "palace-of-versailles") or exact name: coordinates, founding year and century, worldwide fame rank, photo URL with photographer credit and licence, Wikipedia link and its readership signals (Wikidata sitelinks, Wikipedia pageviews over the last 60 days summed across its largest language editions). Unsure of the slug? Call search_castles first.	Not declared	Not declared	Not declared	Not declared
`get_statistics`Headline statistics computed live from the atlas: totals by type, top countries, busiest founding century, oldest landmarks, geographic extremes and the most famous entry. The source for claims like "which country has the most castles" or "when were castles built"; the full write-up lives at thecastlemap.com/statistics/.	Headline statistics computed live from the atlas: totals by type, top countries, busiest founding century, oldest landmarks, geographic extremes and the most famous entry. The source for claims like "which country has the most castles" or "when were castles built"; the full write-up lives at thecastlemap.com/statistics/.	Not declared	Not declared	Not declared	Not declared
`list_countries`Every country in the atlas with its landmark count, most first — answers "which country has the most castles" (France leads). Returns country name and ISO code per row; country pages are browsable from the countries_index URL.	Every country in the atlas with its landmark count, most first — answers "which country has the most castles" (France leads). Returns country name and ISO code per row; country pages are browsable from the countries_index URL.	Not declared	Not declared	Not declared	Not declared
`random_castle`One random landmark with its full record, optionally limited to a country — for discovery, quizzes and "castle of the day" features.	One random landmark with its full record, optionally limited to a country — for discovery, quizzes and "castle of the day" features.	Not declared	Not declared	Not declared	Not declared
`search_castles`Search the atlas’s 9,902 castles, fortresses, palaces and ruins by name (accent- and case-insensitive substring match). Optionally filter by country (name or ISO code) and category. Results come best-match-first, then by fame; each has coordinates, founding century, fame rank and links to its atlas page and Wikipedia. If nothing matches, retry with a shorter fragment of the name.	Search the atlas’s 9,902 castles, fortresses, palaces and ruins by name (accent- and case-insensitive substring match). Optionally filter by country (name or ISO code) and category. Results come best-match-first, then by fame; each has coordinates, founding century, fame rank and links to its atlas page and Wikipedia. If nothing matches, retry with a shorter fragment of the name.	Not declared	Not declared	Not declared	Not declared
`top_castles`The most famous landmarks worldwide or in one country, ordered by Castlemap fame rank — a blend of Wikipedia coverage and readership; rank 1 is the most famous (Great Wall of China). The direct answer to "most famous castles in <country>"; filter by country and/or category.	The most famous landmarks worldwide or in one country, ordered by Castlemap fame rank — a blend of Wikipedia coverage and readership; rank 1 is the most famous (Great Wall of China). The direct answer to "most famous castles in <country>"; filter by country and/or category.	Not declared	Not declared	Not declared	Not declared

Details

Registry status: Active
Published: Aug 30, 2026
Updated: Aug 30, 2026
Website: https://thecastlemap.com/data/⁠ (opens in a new tab)
Repository: https://github.com/Flightmussy/castlemap-mcp⁠ (opens in a new tab)
Categories (suggested): Data and analyticsSuggested categories are assigned automatically from the registry text and may be wrong. Verified operators can correct them.
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