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'''Ruardyn Castle''' is in the village of Ruardyn, now known as [[Ruardean]].
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'''Ruardyn Castle''' is in the village of Ruardyn, now known as [[Ruardean]] in [[Gloucestershire]].
  
 
The castle was originally a manor house built in the Norman period, but because of its strategic importance it was crenellated in 1310 to become a castle.
 
The castle was originally a manor house built in the Norman period, but because of its strategic importance it was crenellated in 1310 to become a castle.
  
The surviving evidence suggests the site comprised a courtyard, flanked by short ranges of buildings to the north east and south west, with a tower in the western corner. A gatehouse stood to the south-east, with a hollow way leading from it towards the parish church. The site was probably enclosed by a curtain wall.  
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The surviving evidence suggests the site comprised a courtyard, flanked by short ranges of buildings to the north-east and south-west, with a tower in the western corner. A gatehouse stood to the south-east, with a hollow way leading from it towards the parish church. The site was probably enclosed by a curtain wall.  
  
 
The castle suffered major damage during the Civil War in the 17th century.
 
The castle suffered major damage during the Civil War in the 17th century.
  
Nowadays, little remains of the castle, just large mounds with some stone wall surviving on the steep bank side. By the size of the landscape that it once stood, it is suggested that it was of considerable size.  To find it go down the lane next to St. John the Baptist church and it is in a field behind.
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Nowadays, little remains of the castle, just large mounds with some stone wall surviving on the steep bank side. By the size of the landscape that it once stood, it is suggested that it was of considerable size.  It is to be found down the lane next to St John the Baptist church in a field behind it.
  
 
[[File:Ruardean castle.jpg|left|thumb|200px|The castle mound and church spire behind]]
 
[[File:Ruardean castle.jpg|left|thumb|200px|The castle mound and church spire behind]]

Latest revision as of 08:18, 16 August 2021

Ruardyn Castle

Gloucestershire

Ruardean castle 2.jpg
Ruardyn Castle
Location
Grid reference: SO61951782
Location: 51°51’28"N, 2°33’14"W
Village: Ruardean
History
Information
Condition: Bare ruins on its mound

Ruardyn Castle is in the village of Ruardyn, now known as Ruardean in Gloucestershire.

The castle was originally a manor house built in the Norman period, but because of its strategic importance it was crenellated in 1310 to become a castle.

The surviving evidence suggests the site comprised a courtyard, flanked by short ranges of buildings to the north-east and south-west, with a tower in the western corner. A gatehouse stood to the south-east, with a hollow way leading from it towards the parish church. The site was probably enclosed by a curtain wall.

The castle suffered major damage during the Civil War in the 17th century.

Nowadays, little remains of the castle, just large mounds with some stone wall surviving on the steep bank side. By the size of the landscape that it once stood, it is suggested that it was of considerable size. It is to be found down the lane next to St John the Baptist church in a field behind it.

The castle mound and church spire behind