Brampton Bryan Castle is a Grade I listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 June 1959. A Early and late C14 Castle.
Brampton Bryan Castle
- WRENN ID
- frozen-dormer-gorse
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 June 1959
- Type
- Castle
- Period
- Early and late C14
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SO 37 SE BRAMPTON BRYAN CP -
5/27 Brampton Bryan Castle
11.6.59
GV I
Castle ruins: Early and late C14. Sandstone rubble and sandstone dressings. Irregular plan consisting of round gatehouse towers, aligned east/west, between which is a long north/south passage leading to earlier inner gatehouse. Probably formerly three storeys: South elevation has pair of embattled roughly cylindrical round towers linked by two superimposed moulded arches both two-centred Beneath the springing point of the upper arch is a moulded frieze decorated with ball flowers. Both of the arches die into their jambs. The left tower has moulded label over a moulded lancet, two loops beneath and a square small opening above. Right tower has similar fenestration but with a smaller cinquefoil headed two-centred opening. Octagonal central chimney shaft, possibly C16. North elevation has two trefoil-headed openings, one to each former floor above large two-centred entrance arch. Interior has portcullis slots, ogee-headed entry into west tower and a two-centred entry to east tower. (BoE, p 82; RCHM, Vol III, p 20.) Sched AM County No 135.
Listing NGR: SO3703272579
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