Bronsil Castle Bridge and Moat
BRONSIL CASTLE BRIDGE AND MOAT
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1156646
- Date first listed:
- 06-Mar-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Bronsil Castle Bridge and Moat
- Statutory Address:
- BRONSIL CASTLE BRIDGE AND MOAT
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1156646
- Date first listed:
- 06-Mar-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Bronsil Castle Bridge and Moat
- Statutory Address 1:
- BRONSIL CASTLE BRIDGE AND MOAT
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:
- BRONSIL CASTLE BRIDGE AND MOAT
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Eastnor
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 74969 37179
Details
EASTNOR CP - SO 73 NW SO 749372
4/101 Bronsil Castle, bridge and moat
6.3.67 - II*
Ruins of castle with bridge and moat. Substantially mid-C15, incorporating earlier structure with bridge, possibly late C19. For Richard Beauchamp. Sandstone ashlar. Square plan with polygonal gatehouse tower to west side surrounded by moat crossed by bridge from west. North gatehouse tower which is the only large upstanding part to remain, was probably of two storeys and basement; two faces remain to west and south-west up to a height of about 30 feet in two stages, with part of third stage, divided by two moulded strings; right-hand face has circular drain hole into moat near its base and damaged opening above; two almost intact loops in the second stage, one low on the right-hand face, the other high up in the left-hand face. At the north-east corner of the enclosure is part of a stone newel in masonry fragment about ten feet high; at the south-east corner is another fragment about five feet high. The former enclosure is reached from the west by a single segmental span bridge heavily overgrown (at the time of survey, June 1985). Moat completely surrounds the castle, the base of the curtain walls of which are said to be visible if the water level is low. When com- plete the castle consisted of the square enclosure with curtain walls, octagonal angle towers, gatehouse with flanking towers to the west, towers in the middle of the other sides, moat, outer bank and perhaps an outer ditch. Scheduled Ancient Monument, County Number 62 (RCHM, Vol II, p 74).
Listing NGR: SO7496937179
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 152434
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Inventory of Herefordshire II East, (1932)
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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