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Ruyton Castle
Hob Uid: 66673
Location : Shropshire Ruyton-XI-Towns
Grid Ref : SJ3945222156
Summary : Medieval castle keep surviving as a ruined building 4 metres high. The castle was built pre-1148 and destroyed by the Welsh in 1212. It was probably rebuilt after 1302 and was repaired in 1357, but was ruinous by 1364. The foundations of bailey wall was traced on the line of the churchyard wall in an excavation of 1886. Scheduled.
More information : (SJ 39452215) Castle (NR) (Remains of) (NAT). (1) A castle at Ruyton was almost certainly built in the reign of King Stephen before 1148. It was destroyed by the Welsh in 1212 and perhaps not rebuilt until Edmund Earl of Arundel, bought it in 1302. It must have been defensible by 1313 and was in repair in 1357. It is last mentioned in 1364 and probably fell into ruin soon afterwards. Materials from it may have been used to repair the church. Three walls of the stone keep remain, with parts of the hall storey, and the bailey can be traced in the foundations of the churchyard wall. The foundations were excavated shortly before 1886 by the Vicar who uncovered the remains of walls 14 to 16 feet wide. (2-5) The fragmentary remains of the keep stand up to 4.0m high. The churchyard wall, which encircles the top of a low hill, probably indicates the extent of the bailey. Published survey 25" revised. (6) SJ 394 221. Castle (remains of). Scheduled. (7) Listed by Cathcart King. (8) SJ 39452215. Tower keep castle. Scheduling amended. (9) Short note on the 1896 excavations, which were reported in the Ellesmere Rurideanical Parish Papers. (10)

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Source details : EH Scheduling amendment, 12-MAR-2003
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Built between 1086 and 1148
Monument End Date : 1148
Monument Start Date : 1086
Monument Type : Castle
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Destroyed in 1212
Monument End Date : 1212
Monument Start Date : 1212
Monument Type : Castle
Evidence : Demolished Building

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Rebuilt after 1302
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Monument Start Date : 1302
Monument Type : Castle, Keep, Bailey, Wall
Evidence : Ruined Building, Sub Surface Deposit

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Repaired in 1357
Monument End Date : 1357
Monument Start Date : 1357
Monument Type : Castle
Evidence : Ruined Building, Documentary Evidence

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Ruinous by 1364
Monument End Date : 1364
Monument Start Date : 1364
Monument Type : Castle
Evidence : Ruined Building, Documentary Evidence

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : Salop 71
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 34929
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External Cross Reference Source : Listed Building List Entry Legacy Uid
External Cross Reference Number : 256694
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SJ 32 SE 6
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1971-12-30
End Date : 1971-12-30

Associated Activities :
Activity type : WATCHING BRIEF
Start Date : 2007-01-01
End Date : 2008-12-31

Historic England Research Records

Ruyton Castle