Castles · Mid Wales
Brampton Bryan Castle
Brampton Bryan Castle — Grade I listed castle in Brampton Bryan, Herefordshire, England,UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Bucknell · 1.8 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Brampton Bryan Castle is a castle in the United Kingdom — fortified architecture from the medieval, Tudor, or Victorian-revival period. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "Grade I listed castle in Brampton Bryan, Herefordshire, England,UK". Coordinates: 52.3477°, -2.9259°.
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Heritage listing
Brampton Bryan Castle is a ruined medieval castle in the village of Brampton Bryan in north-western Herefordshire, England, 50m south of the River Teme. The castle guarded an important route from Ludlow along the Teme Valley to Knighton and on into Central Wales.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Teme SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Shropshire Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Brampton Bryan Castle is a ruined medieval castle in the village of Brampton Bryan in north-western Herefordshire, England, 50m south of the River Teme. The castle guarded an important route from Ludlow along the Teme Valley to Knighton and on into Central Wales.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Architecture
The standing remains are a Grade I listed building consisting of local sandstone rubble and ashlar that represent several phases of construction. The standing remains consist of an outer gate house and parts of the inner gatehouse and part of the south wall of the kitchen range and the great hall. The site also contains the buried remains of a quadrangular castle. The earliest documentary evidence of the site mentions a "tower with curtilage" on the site in 1295. At its height and after several phases of development the medieval layout appears to have sat on a motte and was surrounded by a moat. Access was via a bridge from the south which led into a gatehouse in the southern curtain wall.…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.3477, -2.9259
- District
- Herefordshire, County of
- Parish
- Brampton Bryan
- Postcode
- SY7 0DH
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Herefordshire
- Nearest railway station
- Bucknell — 1.8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q4956215 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Brampton Bryan Castle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Brampton Bryan gatehouse.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Brampton Bryan Castle?
- Brampton Bryan Castle is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SY7 0DH), in the parish of Brampton Bryan.
- Is Brampton Bryan Castle a listed building?
- Brampton Bryan Castle is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Brampton Bryan Castle a protected site?
- Yes — Brampton Bryan Castle is part of the River Teme SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Shropshire Hills National Landscape (AONB).
- Does Brampton Bryan Castle charge admission?
- Brampton Bryan Castle typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.
- How do I get to Brampton Bryan Castle?
- The nearest railway station is Bucknell, about 1.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SY7 0DH.