Ullerwood Castle
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| Ullerwood Castle | |
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Cheshire | |
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| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SJ802835 |
| Location: | 53°20’54"N, 2°17’54"W |
| Village: | Riingway |
| History | |
| Information | |
Ullerwood Castle is an early mediæval castle, which possibly had a shell keep, in Ringway in northern Cheshire.[1] The site of the castle is now to the west of Manchester Airport, within Castle Hill Farm. The castle is first referred to in 1173, in a document stating Hamo de Masci held the castles of Ullerwood and Dunham. There is no other contemporary documented reference to the castle.
Ullerwood Castle has been confused with Watch Hill Castle in nearby Bowdon, but the two are separate castles, though both probably owned by de Masci.[2] The site is underneath a house and surrounded by trees.[3]
References
- ↑ National Monuments Record: No. 76615 – Ullersford Castle
- ↑ Nevell (1997), p. 33, 35.
- ↑ Newman (2006), p. 140.
- Mike Nevell (1997). The Archaeology of Trafford. Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council with the University of Manchester Archaeological Unit. ISBN 1-870695-25-9.
- Newman, Caron (2006). "Mediæval Period Resource Assessment". Archaeology North West 8: 115–144. SSN 0962-4201.