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An Apollonaut travel guide
The place behind the visit.
A builder’s name, a hillside below Mount Warrenheip and half a century of visitors offer several ways into the story of Kryal Castle.
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Keith Ryall’s castle
Kryal Castle is named after its builder, Keith Ryall, from the first initial of his name and his surname. The castle’s own history page names him as its founder.
Construction began in 1972, and the castle opened to the public in 1974.
Below Mount Warrenheip
The castle stands at Leigh Creek, in the foothills of Mount Warrenheip, a dormant volcano about eight kilometres east of central Ballarat.
From Ballarat, the wooded slopes of Mount Warrenheip rise on the eastern skyline; the castle lies on the road out towards them.
The castle today
On open days, knights joust in the arena and visitors try Knight School and axe throwing, explore the maze and the Dragon’s Labyrinth and climb the Knight’s Tower.
This history belongs to the place and the people who shaped it. The History page offers a longer introduction, and the timeline gives a short route through selected milestones.
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Sources & further reading
Links lead to the original publishers.
