Lea Castle |
| Hob Uid: 106995 | |
Location :
Shropshire
Lydham
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| Grid Ref : SO3511089170 |
| Summary : Remains of a tower keep castle at Lower Lea, probably built in the late 13th or early 14th century and partly demolished in 1645. A farmhouse, of 17th or 18th century date, stands immediately to the south of the keep. This house was extended in the mid 19th century and contains a wooden panel inscribed with a date of 1560. A 19th century cartshed and granary abut the tower keep to the north. Three walls of the keep survive, standing to a maximum height of 9 metres. It is a three storey structure, with a first floor hall, built of limestone rubble. |
More information : (Name SO 350891) Castle (NR) (remains of) (1)
Fragment of probable 14th century tower (2) of a border castle of the Bishops of Hereford, now attached to a modern house; Grade 2 (3). (2-3)
The roofless remains of a stone building at SO35118917 consist of three walls up to 1.5m thick and 5.0m high enclosing an area 11.0m by 8.0m. There is a single window of probably 14th century date on the S side. Parts of the structure have ivy and other vegetation growing on them and there has been a recent fall of masonry at the NW corner. There is a wooden plaque with a date which appears to read 1560 fixed in the porch on the south side of the modern house which adjoins it. Photographs. (4)
SO 351 891 & SO 350 890. Lea Castle (remains of). Scheduled. (5)
Additional reference. (6)
SO 35108918. Remains of a tower keep castle at Lower Lea, probably built in the late 13th or early 14th century and partly demolished in 1645. A farmhouse, of 17th or 18th century date, stands immediately to the south of the keep. This house was extended in the mid 19th century and contains a wooden panel inscribed with a date of 1560. A 19th century cartshed and granary abut the tower keep to the north. Three walls of the keep survive, standing to a maximum height of 9 metres. It is a three storey structure, with a first floor hall, built of limestone rubble. Scheduled. (7) |