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
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 January 1949
- Type
- Castle
- Address
- Clifford Castle and Barbican, A 438
- OS grid reference
- SO 243 456
- Coordinates
- 52.10424, -3.10594
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Clifford Castle and barbican is a ruined castle dating from the late 13th century, with some repairs made in the 19th and 20th centuries. The structure is built of rubble with ashlar dressings, although much of the ashlar has been heavily robbed. The castle features an irregular polygonal courtyard on a motte, with a gatehouse located to the northeast that has circular towers. The hall is situated on the northwest front and has three round towers at the south and west angles.
The hall consists of two storeys and has a battered plinth topped by a rounded string course. There are remnants of a first-floor window on the eastern end of the north wall, and a stack at the eastern end includes a hearth on the ground floor. The west tower is the only surviving tower above one metre in height; it also has two storeys, a plinth similar to that of the hall, and two loop embrasures on the first floor. The curtain wall to the southeast of the tower contains three garderobes with external vents that have triangular heads. The base of the gateway shows remnants of a portcullis slot. Additionally, the ruins of the barbican, which includes two round towers standing about one metre high, are located approximately 50 metres east of the motte. The site is scheduled as an Ancient Monument.
Local climate
Clifford Castle and Barbican receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 54% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 52 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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