Rugemont Castle
Rugemont Castle is an Outbound castle in the village of Ridgmont in the English administrative unit Central Bedfordshire .
Not much is known about this castle as it was first mentioned in the 12th century. It is thought to be a wooden castle, the fortress of the Wahull family and later the De Gray family . In 1276 Walter Beywin wrote that he had "seven Selions [strips of land] above Rugemont".
The castle appears to have been connected to Brogborough Manor , where Oliver Cromwell stayed for a short time during the English Civil War and made use of his moats.
At the place where Rugemont Castle is suspected, the remains of earthworks of a ring work from the early Middle Ages can be found today . Most of the site was destroyed when the Round House was built in the 19th century . Today it is considered a Scheduled Monument .
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Coordinates: 52 ° 2 ′ 10 " N , 0 ° 35 ′ 12.6" W.