Castles of England/Herefordshire
Appearance
Name |
Type |
Date |
Condition |
Image | Ownership / Access |
Notes (Key) |
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Brampton Bryan Castle | Castle | 13–14th century | Ruins | Private | Gatehouse survives. | |
Clifford Castle | Motte and bailey | 11–13th century | Fragments | Private | Building At Risk. | |
Colwall Castle | Motte and bailey | 11th century | Earthworks | Situated within Iron Age hill fort on the summit of Herefordshire Beacon at a height of 1100 ft, possibly pre-Conquest. | ||
Croft Castle | Quadrangular castle | 14th century | Rebuilt | Converted to 16/17th century house. | ||
Downton Castle | Neo-romantic castle | c.1774–8 | Intact | Private | Altered and extended 1860–70. | |
Eastnor Castle | Neo-romantic castle | 1811–20 | Intact | By Robert Smirke. | ||
Ewyas Harold Castle | Motte and bailey | 11th century | Earthworks | Probably pre-Conquest, built c.1048, recorded in Domesday Book as rebuilt by William FitzOsbern. | ||
Goodrich Castle | Concentric castle | 12–13th century | Ruins | Partly demolished during Civil War. | ||
Hampton Court | Fortified manor house | 1427 | Intact | Remodelled in 1830–40s. | ||
Kentchurch Court | Fortified manor house | 14th century | Fragment | Part of tower and a gateway survive of medieval structure, remainder largely rebuilt by Nash between 1795 and 1807. | ||
Kinnersley Castle | Castle | Medieval | Rebuilt | 16–17th century house on site of medieval castle, of which no visible traces remain. | ||
Longtown Castle | Keep and bailey | 12–13th century | Fragmentary ruins | Circular keep. | ||
Pembridge Castle | Keep and bailey | 12–13th century | Partly habitable | Private | Reconstructed 20th century. | |
Snodhill Castle | Keep and bailey | 11–14th century | Fragmentary ruins | |||
Stapleton Castle | Motte and bailey | 12th century | Earthworks | Ruins of 17th century house on site of medieval castle. | ||
Treago Castle | Fortified manor house | 15–16th century | Restored | Private | Altered 17–19th centuries. | |
Wigmore Castle | Keep and bailey | 11–14th century | Fragmentary ruins | Partly dismantled 1643. | ||
Wilton Castle | Castle | 13th century | Fragmentary ruins | Remains incorporated in 19th century house. |