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 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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By Robert Smirke. |
Ewyas Harold Castle | Motte and bailey | 11th century | Earthworks | ![]() |
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Probably pre-Conquest, built c.1048, recorded in Domesday Book as rebuilt by William FitzOsbern. |
Goodrich Castle | Concentric castle | 12–13th century | Ruins | ![]() |
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Partly demolished during Civil War. |
Hampton Court | Fortified manor house | 1427 | Intact | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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Stapleton Castle | Motte and bailey | 12th century | Earthworks | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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Partly dismantled 1643. |
Wilton Castle | Castle | 13th century | Fragmentary ruins | ![]() |
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Remains incorporated in 19th century house. |