Ewyas Harold Castle, Medieval castle ruins in Ewyas Harold, Herefordshire, England.
The castle site includes a circular motte measuring 74 meters from northwest to southeast and rising 13 meters above the surrounding ditch.
Built around 1048 under King Edward the Confessor, this structure represents one of the earliest motte and bailey castles constructed in pre-Norman England.
The castle grounds contained a priory founded in 1100, demonstrating the connection between military fortifications and religious establishments in medieval England.
The castle remains are accessible through a public footpath, situated one mile north of the A465 road near Pontrilas in Herefordshire.
The motte structure contains stones and clay, with scattered stone fragments at the crest suggesting the presence of a former shell keep.
GPS coordinates: 51.95340,-2.89630
Latest update: March 6, 2025 07:29
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