Weobley Castle (Herefordshire)

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Burgstall Weobley Castle

Weobley Castle was a simple castle in the English county of Herefordshire . The castle, built around 1140, belonged to the De Lacy family , who also owned Ludlow Castle and Ewyas Harold Castle . As Lord of Meath, Walter de Lacy was one of the most powerful magnates in Ireland . King Johann Ohneland doubted his loyalty and therefore appropriated De Lacy's possessions. The lands were placed under the administration of William de Braose , De Lacy's father-in-law. In 1208 De Braose used Weobley Castle to attack the king's estates in Herefordshire. He then fled to Ireland to take shelter at Trim Castle with his son-in-law, Walter de Lacy . King John pursued him and punished both of them. Walter de Lacy, his brother Hugh and William de Braose failed to resolve the dispute with the king and fled to France . The Crown then took over all of the De Lacys' possessions.

Today only heavily damaged earthworks remain from the castle .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ David J. Cathcart King: Catellarium Anglicanum: An Index and Bibliography of the Castles in England, Wales and the Islands . Volume I: Anglesey-Montgomery . Kraus International Publications, 1983. p. 212.
  2. ↑ a b Monument no.108304 . In: Pastscape . English Heritage. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  3. ^ Reginald Allen Brown: A List of Castles, 1154-1216 in The English Historical Review . Issue 74 (April 1959). P. 279.
  4. ↑ Bruce Coplestone-Crow: Ludlow Castle: Its History & Buildings . Chapter: The End of the Anarchy to the Genevilles . Ron Shoesmith & Andy Johnson, Logaston Press, 2000. ISBN 1-873827-51-2 . P. 37.

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Coordinates: 52 ° 9 '25.8 "  N , 2 ° 52' 23.5"  W.