Ruins of Wilton Castle and House Attached to South
RUINS OF WILTON CASTLE AND HOUSE ATTACHED TO SOUTH
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1214349
- Date first listed:
- 18-May-1953
- List Entry Name:
- Ruins of Wilton Castle and House Attached to South
- Statutory Address:
- RUINS OF WILTON CASTLE AND HOUSE ATTACHED TO SOUTH
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1214349
- Date first listed:
- 18-May-1953
- List Entry Name:
- Ruins of Wilton Castle and House Attached to South
- Statutory Address 1:
- RUINS OF WILTON CASTLE AND HOUSE ATTACHED TO SOUTH
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:
- RUINS OF WILTON CASTLE AND HOUSE ATTACHED TO SOUTH
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Bridstow
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 59006 24371
Details
BRIDSTOW CP WILTON SO 5824 & 5924 9/34 Ruins of Wilton Castle and house attached to south 18.5.53
GV I
Castle and house, part now house. Circa 1300, partly demolished for C16 house which in turn became ruinous and was adapted into reduced house in early C19. Sandstone rubble ashlar, tufa, rendered brick and Welsh slate roofs. Roughly rectangular curtain plan oriented north-north- east/south- south-west originally with corner towers and interval tower to east, north- east and south-east towers, largely demolished, large south-west tower probably formerly gatehouse, south-east corner tower and south curtain demolished for C16 house the west end of which was adapted into C19 house. Surviving curtains and towers remain up to about 25 to 30 feet. C16 house is shell of two storeys with remains of mullioned and transomed windows. C19 part of house has rendered brick, Welsh slate roofs, brick end stacks; east elevation has two storeys, two windows, sashes with angled glazing bars, C19 panelled door to south side of crenellated projection on right-hand side, single-storey C19 extension to left with one large glazing bar sash. Wilton Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, County No 37. (BoE, p 85: RCHM Vol I, p 29-31).
Listing NGR: SO5900624371
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 398892
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Inventory of Herefordshire I South West, (1931), 29-31
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Herefordshire, (1963)
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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