Kinnersley Castle

Has been described as a Possible Masonry Castle

There are masonry footings remains

NameKinnersley Castle
Alternative Names
Historic CountryHerefordshire
Modern AuthorityHerefordshire
1974 AuthorityHereford and Worcester
Civil ParishKinnersley

Current building probably initially built by Roger Vaughan c1585-1601, but must be remodelling of true castle as existence of 5 storeyed embattled tower proves. Likely castle as well as house was larger. In any case vaulted brick cellars extend beyond E end .. (Pevsner). Now old peoples' home, gardens landscaped, no trace of moat remains. (OS) At what period stone structure built impossible to say as every trace effaced by comparatively modern building that occupies site ... No view of med castle is extant & Eliz building that occupies site has wholly obliterated all traces. From time to time foundations of it have been discovered below soil, which seem to indicate that it was a rectangular structure encircled by moat, spanned on E or park side by drawbridge (Robinson). (Herefordshire SMR)

Gatehouse Comments

King casts doubt on this as a castle site, suggesting the evidence for a medieval castle here rests of a misunderstanding and the castle referred to is Kinnerley in Shropshire. However, even if the documentary evidence is suspect it does seem there is archaeological evidence of finds of foundations (although poorly recorded) and the location by a medieval church is clearly that of a medieval manor house.

- Philip Davis

Not scheduled

This is a Grade 2* listed building protected by law

Historic England Scheduled Monument Number
Historic England Listed Building number(s)
Images Of England
Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceSO346495
Latitude52.1408081054688
Longitude-2.95704007148743
Eastings334600
Northings249500
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Books

  • Shoesmith, Ron, 2009 (Rev edn.), Castles and Moated Sites of Herefordshire (Logaston Press) p. 193-4
  • Salter, Mike, 2000, Castles of Herefordshire and Worcestershire (Malvern: Folly Publications) p. 46
  • Pettifer, A., 1995, English Castles, A guide by counties (Woodbridge: Boydell Press) p. 103 (slight)
  • King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol. 1 p. 213 (possible)
  • Harvey, Alfred, 1911, Castles and Walled Towns of England (London: Methuen and Co)
  • Pevsner, N., 1963, Buildings of England: Herefordshire (Harmondsworth) p. 212
  • RCHME, 1934, An inventory of the historical monuments in Herefordshire Vol. 3: north-west p. 89-90 no. 2 (plan) online transcription
  • Mackenzie, J.D., 1896, Castles of England; their story and structure (New York: Macmillan) Vol. 2 p. 111 online copy
  • Robinson, C.J., 1869, The Castles of Herefordshire and Their Lords (London: Longman) p. 88-92 online copy

Antiquarian

Journals

  • 1994, Transactions of the Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club Vol. 48.1 p. 2