Pulford Castle

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Pulford Castle earthworks.

Pulford Castle is an Outbound castle in the village of Pulford in the English county of Cheshire . The area immediately south of St Mary's Church is a Scheduled Monument .

history

The castle was a small moth that protected the crossing over Pulford Brook . The stream forms the border between England and Wales near the road from Wrexham to Chester . Robert de Pulford had the castle built in the 12th century . Records show that it was garrisoned in 1403 fighting the forces of Owain Glyndŵr . Today only earthworks remain.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Monument No. 66937 . Pastscape. Historic England. English Heritage. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  2. ^ Pulford motte and bailey castle . Historic England. English Heritage. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  3. ↑ Philip Davis: Pulford Castle . Castle of Wales. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  4. ↑ Pulford Castle . CastleUK.net. Retrieved August 11, 2016.

literature

  • Susan Reynolds, Graeme White: A Survey of Pulford Castle in Cheshire History . Issue 37 (1997–1998)

Coordinates: 53 ° 7 '19.1 "  N , 2 ° 55' 59.8"  W.