Remains Of Greasley Castle

The remains of Greasley Castle date back to around 1341 and have undergone alterations in the 19th and 20th centuries, with rebuilding and additions occurring in the late 19th century. The structure is made from coursed and squared rubble and brick, featuring slate and corrugated asbestos sheet roofs, some of which are steeply pitched. The castle is arranged in a U-plan around a yard and is surrounded by a dry moat.

On the east side, there is a barn with an adjoining 20th-century lean-to cowshed. To the right of the barn, there is a projection with a catslide roof, leading to brick steps that access a door, followed by a double door and a rubble buttress. Above this area, there is a square blocked opening. The west side features two 20th-century garage doors, with a casement window flanked by single blocked doors and a larger casement further along. Above this is a central casement window. The south gable has a 20th-century sliding door.

To the north, there is a stable range from the 19th century, which has a blank rubble wall. To the south, there is an off-centre garage door, two stable doors, and four casements. The stables and cowsheds to the west consist of 12 bays, with a gable on the left that has a splayed corner containing a chamfered doorway with a segmental head. To the right of this doorway is a mullioned casement, and above it is an ashlar asterisk. Further right, there is a 19th-century stable with two bays, featuring two casements on the north side and three doors on the south side. This is followed by a rubble boundary wall with gabled ashlar coping and three additional casements.

The east side includes a four-bay cartshed on the left and a passageway on the right, flanked by stable doors and casements. This group of buildings incorporates the remains of Greasley Castle, which is designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument No. 34.