Urishay Castle

Photo of Urishay Castle, the earthworks of a former castle near Peterchurch, Herefordshire, central England.

Urishay Castle

© Gordon Hatton / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© Gordon Hatton / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Urishay Castle

Access unclearno public right of way confirmed — check locally before setting out

Earthworks onlybanks, ditches and platforms — read the ground, not walls

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A motte-and-bailey castle once stood here — today it survives as earthworks in Herefordshire. It is one of 29 motte-and-bailey castles the Albion Guide charts in the county. The nearest railway station is Hereford, 19.4 km to the east. For more of the same, Snodhill Castle and Bredwardine Castle are close by.

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