Ragged Castle Or Keeper's Lodge
RAGGED CASTLE OR KEEPER'S LODGE
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1156209
- Date first listed:
- 10-Nov-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Ragged Castle Or Keeper's Lodge
- Statutory Address:
- RAGGED CASTLE OR KEEPER'S LODGE
Have you got a photo to share?
Join the Missing Pieces Project. We want you to share your photos and memories.
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1156209
- Date first listed:
- 10-Nov-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Ragged Castle Or Keeper's Lodge
- Statutory Address 1:
- RAGGED CASTLE OR KEEPER'S LODGE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- RAGGED CASTLE OR KEEPER'S LODGE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- South Gloucestershire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Hawkesbury
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 80500 86093
Details
HAWKESBURY C.P. ST 88 NW 5/198 Ragged Castle or Keeper's Lodge
- II*
Folly and eyecatcher. Circa 1750 by Thomas Wright of Durham. Rubble; roof now disappeared. Castellated Gothick in a heavy Vanbrughian manner. Square with projecting semi-circular stair turret; a stack projects on the opposite side; parapet on corbel table with heavy and irregular stone slab castellations. Blocked single light windows under heavy dripstone. Plank studded door to north-west under lean-to porch. Interior: single room per floor with C19 fireplaces. The castle is set on a motte and the end of one of the main drives from Badminton House. One of a number of Wright's buildings for the 4th Duke of Beaufort and part of his best collection of garden and park buildings, dating from 1748 to 1756. Journal of Garden History, Vol I No 3. Harris E, Country Life, 9.IX.71.
Listing NGR: ST8050086093
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 34412
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Garden History in Garden History, Vol. 1, ()
Country Life in Country Life, (1971)
Country Life in 16 September, (1971)
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic interest in England, Part 1 Avon,
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 11-Jun-2026 at 12:56:14.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.