Bredwardine Castle Coppice

Has been described as a Possible Timber Castle (Other/Unknown), and also as a Possible Fortified Manor House

There are cropmark/slight earthwork remains

NameBredwardine Castle Coppice
Alternative Names
Historic CountryHerefordshire
Modern AuthorityHerefordshire
1974 AuthorityHereford and Worcester
Civil ParishBredwardine

Just south of the site of Bredwardine Castle are two small valleys, across which banks have been built to form fishponds. This is the first clue to what may have once stood here. Excavation has revealed two phases of timber buildings followed by a possible three stages of stone buildings. The whole site is thought to have been built and altered from the 12th century to the 16th century. The earlier periods of building could represent the remains of a castle or defended site, whilst remains from the 14th century appear to suggest that by this time it had become little more than a farm complex. (Herefordshire Through Time ref. Shoesmith)

Gatehouse Comments

Were the C12 timber buildings defended and what was the nature of the defenses? Clearly not the same as at Bredwardine Castle otherwise one would see a mound and ditches. Was this, in fact, always just a farmstead, possible part of the demense of the castle leading to the castle placename.

- Philip Davis

Not scheduled

Not Listed

Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceSO336440
Latitude52.0903511047363
Longitude-2.97055006027222
Eastings333600
Northings244000
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Books

  • Shoesmith, Ron, 2009 (Rev edn.), Castles and Moated Sites of Herefordshire (Logaston Press) p. 70-71
  • Salter, Mike, 2000, Castles of Herefordshire and Worcestershire (Malvern: Folly Publications) p. 16

Journals

  • Shoesmith, R., 1972, 'Archaeology, 1972, Report of Sectional Recorder' Transactions of the Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club Vol. 40.3 p. 392
  • Shoesmith, R., 1971, Archaeology in Wales Vol. 11 p. 30
  • Shoesmith, R., 1971, 'Archaeology, 1971, Report of Sectional Recorder' Transactions of the Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club Vol. 40.2 p. 281
  • 1971, Herefordshire Archaeological News Vol. 23 p. 2-3
  • Shoesmith, R., 1970, West Midlands Archaeological news sheet Vol. 13 p. 49
  • Shoesmith, R., 1970, Archaeology in Wales Vol. 10 p. 24
  • Shoesmith, R., 1970, 'Archaeology, 1970, Report of Sectional Recorder' Transactions of the Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club Vol. 40.1 p. 159
  • 1970, Herefordshire Archaeological News Vol. 19 p. 5
  • 1970, Herefordshire Archaeological News Vol. 17 p. 6
  • Shoesmith, R., 1969, Archaeology in Wales Vol. 9 p. 27
  • Shoesmith, R., 1969, 'Archaeology, Report of Sectional Recorder' Transactions of the Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club Vol. 39.3 p. 476
  • 1969, Herefordshire Archaeological News Vol. 16 p. 3
  • Cohen, I., 1956, 'Archaeology, Report of Sectional Editor' Transactions of the Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club Vol. 35.2 p. 182-3