Walls Of Bailey To Old Wardour Castle is a Grade II* listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 July 1987. A Renaissance Walls. 3 related planning applications.
Walls Of Bailey To Old Wardour Castle
- WRENN ID
- secret-wall-auburn
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 July 1987
- Type
- Walls
- Period
- Renaissance
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
These are the remains of the bailey walls associated with Old Wardour Castle. The walls were remodelled in the 1570s for Sir Matthew Arundell, with work overseen by Robert Smythson. Constructed of dressed limestone, the walls stand approximately 6 metres high, and partially enclose a hexagonal area that extends to a rectangular shape to the north-east, mirroring the layout of Old Wardour Castle. The walls have a chamfered plinth and pitched copings. Damage to the north-west sections is attributed to siege damage sustained during the Civil War. Robert Smythson’s improvements to the castle and its setting were undertaken shortly after his work at Longleat for Sir John Thynne.
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