Castles in Herefordshire

Castle Green is a public park on the site of Hereford Castle and a 6th-century monastery later linked to St Guthlac. In the centre of Castle Green is a column commemorating Admiral Nelson, who had close ties to the city.
Mill Street, Hereford, Herefordshire, England

Attraction Type: Castle - Public Park
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Heritage Highlight: A history going back to at least the 6th century

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The gatehouse, hall, and round towers are all that remain of Clifford Castle, the traditional birthplace of 'Fair Rosamund' Clifford, Henry II's mistress.
Clifford, Herefordshire, England, HR3 5EU

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Heritage Highlight: Associations with 'Fair Rosamund', mistress of Henry II

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Eastnor Castle is an ornate mock castle begun in 1811 by the 2nd Lord Somers (later Earl Somers) to provide a home more suited to his elevated status as a peer of the realm. The interior furnishings are sumptuous, befitting the amazing decor. Eastnor is remarkable if only to wonder at the ego that would demand its erection!
Eastnor, Ledbury, Herefordshire, England, HR8 1RL

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Across the Wye from Simond's Yat, Goodrich is a romantic ruin built in the 13th century to a square design, with large rounded towers at the corners. Site of heavy action during the Civil War, when it was bombarded into submission to Parliamentary troops by "Roaring Meg", a huge cannon now on display at nearby Hereford Cathedral.
Castle Lane, Goodrich, Herefordshire, England, HR9 6HY

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All too frequently confused with Hampton Court Palace near London, Hampton Court Castle & Garden is a historic 15th-century castle on the banks of the River Lugg in rural Herefordshire. The estate at Hampton goes back to the early 16th century, when neighbouring manors of Hampton Mappenor and Hampton Richard were merged to form one large estate.
Hope-under-Dinmore, Leominster, Herefordshire, England, HR6 0PN

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Castle Pond is an elongated pool formed from the moat of medieval Hereford Castle, now destroyed. At the western end of the pond is Castle House, a Grade II listed Georgian villa.
Mill Street, Hereford, Herefordshire, England

Attraction Type: Castle - Moat
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Heritage Highlight: Castle House

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Kinnersley Castle began as a Norman fortress, one of many erected in the troubled Welsh Marches region during the Norman period. That early Norman castle was built by the Kynardersley family and was later rebuilt as a beautiful Tudor manor house, home of the powerful Vaughan family.
Kinnersley, Herefordshire, England, HR3 6QF

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Longtown Castle is a Norman motte and bailey fortification set in remote Herefordshire countryside close to the Welsh border. The motte and north and south baileys were constructed shortly after the Norman Conquest. An additional east bailey was added later and a stone keep was built atop the motte in the 12th century. The entire complex was surrounded by a curtain wall sometime in the 13th century.
Longtown, Herefordshire, England, HR2 0LE

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Stapleton Castle was built in the 12th century on a hill above the River Lugg, probably by the Norman lord Hugh Fitz Osbern. The castle was later home to the powerful Mortimer family. It was slighted in the Civil War to prevent it from being used by Parliament and became a romantic ruin. Below the castle is a beautiful modern garden, open for the National Garden Scheme.
Stapleton, Herefordshire, England, LD8 2LS

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Heritage Highlight: Remains of the 12th-century castle and motte

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An 11th-century castle that later saw use as a prison, Wigmore is a striking medieval fortress in the Welsh Marches of Herefordshire, that lies buried up to one story deep by rubble and earth. Wigmore was built sometime in the 11th century, but who the builder was is a bit of a historical mystery. Tradition says that the castle was the work of a nobleman by the name of Eric the Wild. However, the Domesday Book of 1086 attributes the castle to William fitz Osbern.
A4110, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England, HR6 9UB

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