Clifford Castle And Barbican is a Grade I listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 January 1949. A Late C13 Castle.
Clifford Castle And Barbican
- WRENN ID
- cold-zinc-magpie
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 January 1949
- Type
- Castle
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SO 24 NW CLIFFORD CP A 438 (west side)
1/75 Clifford Castle and barbican
17/1/49 I
Castle, ruined. Late C13 with some C19 and C20 repairs. Rubble with ashlar dressings, the latter heavily robbed. Irregular polygonal court on motte, gatehouse to north-east with circular towers, hall on north- west front, 3 round towers at south and west angles. Hall of 2 storeys, battered plinth capped by rounded string course, remnants of a first floor window to east end of north (external) wall; stack at east end with ground floor hearth. West tower is only one surviving above one metre; 2 storeys, plinth as hall, 2 loop embrasures on first floor; curtain wall to south-east of tower contains 3 garderobes, external vents with triangular heads. Base of gateway includes remnants of portcullis slot. Ruins of barbican with 2 round towers standing about one metre high about 50 metres to east of motte. Scheduled as an Ancient Monument.
Listing NGR: SO2445845720
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