Richard's Castle is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 June 1959. A Not specified Ruin.
Richard's Castle
- WRENN ID
- floating-iron-dawn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 June 1959
- Type
- Ruin
- Period
- Not specified
- Address
- Richard's Castle, the Green, Richards Castle (Hereford)
- OS grid reference
- SO 483 702
- Coordinates
- 52.32811, -2.75979
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Richard's Castle is a ruined motte and bailey castle, likely dating from the 14th century. It is constructed of coursed rubble. There are approximately 15 metres of wall remaining on the north side of the bailey, with a short stretch of wall on the south side that climbs the slope of the motte, which is about 5.5 metres high. Both sections feature a series of put-log holes. At the south-east gate, there is a small fragment of walling that lacks any recognizable features. The site is scheduled as an Ancient Monument, with County Number 116.
Local climate
Richard's Castle receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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