Ruardyn Castle

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Ruardyn Castle is a ruined castle in the village of Ruardyn, now called Ruardean. It lies on the north-western border of the English county of Gloucestershire .

The original mansion was built in Norman times, but because of its strategic importance, its owner received permission to fortify the house in 1310 ( English License to crenellate ). So the house became a castle. The ruins still preserved today suggest that the property consisted of a castle courtyard, which was bordered by a short series of buildings in the north, east and south-west. There was a tower in the western corner. A gatehouse was to be found in the southeast, from where a ravine led to the parish church . The entire property was probably enclosed by a curtain wall .

The castle was badly damaged during the English Civil War in the 17th century.

Little is left today. There are only large earth walls with some preserved parts of the wall on the side of the moat . The size of the property gives an idea of ​​the considerable size of the castle. The remains lie in a field by the road that leads past the Church of John the Baptist.

Coordinates: 51 ° 51 '27.4 "  N , 2 ° 33' 5.4"  W.