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© Mr John Burrows DPAGB
IoE Number:
153696
Location:
CLIFFORD CASTLE AND BARBICAN, A 438 (west side)
CLIFFORD, HEREFORDSHIRE, HEREFORDSHIRE
Photographer:
Mr John Burrows DPAGB
Date Photographed:
03 June 2005
Date listed:
17 January 1949
Date of last amendment:
17 January 2049
Grade
I
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SO 24 NW CLIFFORD CP A 438 (west side)
1/75 Clifford Castle and
barbican
17/1/49
I
Castle, ruined. Late C13 with some C19 and C20 repairs. Rubble with
ashlar dressings, the latter heavily robbed. Irregular polygonal court
on motte, gatehouse to north-east with circular towers, hall on north-
west front, 3 round towers at south and west angles. Hall of 2 storeys,
battered plinth capped by rounded string course, remnants of a first
floor window to east end of north (external) wall; stack at east end
with ground floor hearth. West tower is only one surviving above one
metre; 2 storeys, plinth as hall, 2 loop embrasures on first floor;
curtain wall to south-east of tower contains 3 garderobes, external vents
with triangular heads. Base of gateway includes remnants of portcullis
slot. Ruins of barbican with 2 round towers standing about one metre
high about 50 metres to east of motte. Scheduled as an Ancient Monument.