Weoley Castle

Weoley Castle ruins

Weoley Castle is the ruins of a fortified manor house in the district Weoley Castle in Birmingham in the English Management Unit West Midlands . The house is owned by the City of Birmingham and is managed as a city museum by the Birmingham Museums Trust . English Heritage has listed it as a Grade II Historic Building and is a Scheduled Monument .

The archaeological evidence points to a Norman foundation of the site, which was surrounded by a moat and rampart with a wooden palisade on top.

In 2015, Weoley Castle was the least visited tourist attraction in England with only 5205 visitors.

Individual evidence

^ Remains of Weoley Castle, Birmingham . British Listed Buildings. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
↑ Birmingham's Scheduled Ancient Monuments . Birmingham City Council. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
^ Mike Hodder: Birmingham The Hidden History . 2004. ISBN 0-7524-3135-8 .
^ What you can see at Britain's least popular tourist attraction , The Spectator. March 12, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2016.

Web links

Commons : Weoley Castle - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

52.44281 -1.9698Coordinates: 52 ° 26 ′ 34.1 " N , 1 ° 58 ′ 11.3" W.

[BLB-1] Remains of Weoley Castle, Birmingham . British Listed Buildings. Retrieved November 25, 2016.

[BCC-2] Birmingham's Scheduled Ancient Monuments . Birmingham City Council. Retrieved November 25, 2016.

[Hodder-3] Mike Hodder: Birmingham The Hidden History . 2004. ISBN 0-7524-3135-8 .

[Spectator-4] What you can see at Britain's least popular tourist attraction , The Spectator. March 12, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2016.