Kinnersley Castle
| Kinnersley Castle | |
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Herefordshire | |
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 Kinnersley Castle | |
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| Grid reference: | SO34604962 |
| Location: | 52°8’28"N, 2°57’25"W |
| Village: | Kinnersley |
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| Owned by: | Garratt-Adams family |
| Website: | kinnersleycastle.co.uk |
Kinnersley Castle in Herefordshire, is one of the many castle of the Welsh Marches, though this castle is now n the form of a stately home, and remains a private residence.
The Castle of Kinnersley two miles east of Eardisley, was originally a stone structure, thought to have been built during the reign of King Henry I (1100-1135). The Elizabethan building that now occupies the site has obliterated all but a few traces of the mediæval castle.[1]
Although it looks predominantly Elizabethan on the outside, it has many features of different periods. The castle was 'renovated' in the 16th century by the Vaughn family, and houses a fine example of an intricate plasterwork ceiling in the solar, thought to be one of the oldest in Herefordshire. There are many green men and serpent hounds to be found on this ceiling, a lot of the detail is picked out in gold. On the stone overmantel of the fireplace, carved into the stone is a boy's head with a serpent around its neck.
The castle stands in eight acres of landscaped ground.[2]
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References
- ↑ Robinson, Charles John (1869). A History of the Castles of Herefordshire and Their Lords, pp. 88-92. London: Longman and Co.
- ↑ Kinnersley Castle: About us