Goodrich Castle

E89213
fortified structure medieval castle

Goodrich Castle is a well-preserved medieval fortress in Herefordshire, England, renowned for its dramatic hilltop setting above the River Wye and its impressive 12th–13th century stone architecture.

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Label Occurrences
Goodrich Castle canonical 12
establishing Goodrich Castle 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fortified structure ⓘ
medieval castle ⓘ
architecturalStyle medieval military architecture ⓘ
besiegedDuring English Civil War ⓘ
besiegedIn 1646 ⓘ
builtBy Godric of Mappestone ⓘ
builtOfStoneFrom local sandstone quarries ⓘ
capturedBy Parliamentarian forces ⓘ
constructionStart late 11th century ⓘ
country England ⓘ
currentCondition ruin ⓘ
elevation hilltop site ⓘ
garrisonSide Royalists ⓘ
governingBody English Heritage ⓘ
hasFeature barbican ⓘ
chapel ⓘ
curtain walls ⓘ
gatehouse ⓘ
inner ward ⓘ
keep ⓘ
moat ⓘ
outer ward ⓘ
tower ⓘ
hasGuidebook yes ⓘ
hasVisitorCentre yes ⓘ
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building ⓘ
laterOwner Talbot family ⓘ
laterPatron Aymer de Valence ⓘ
surface form: Aymer de Valence, 2nd Earl of Pembroke

William de Valence, 1st Earl of Pembroke ⓘ
locatedIn Goodrich, Herefordshire ⓘ
Herefordshire ⓘ
locatedNear River Wye ⓘ
managedBy English Heritage ⓘ
material sandstone ⓘ
nearbyTown Monmouth ⓘ
Ross-on-Wye ⓘ
notableFor 12th–13th century stone architecture ⓘ
dramatic hilltop setting ⓘ
views over the Wye Valley ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
originalStructure earth-and-timber fortification ⓘ
overlooks River Wye ⓘ
ownedBy English Heritage ⓘ
preservationStatus well-preserved ruin ⓘ
region West Midlands ⓘ
significantRebuilding 12th century ⓘ
13th century ⓘ
slightedAfter English Civil War ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
usedDuring English Civil War ⓘ
Second Barons' War ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty → contains → Goodrich Castle ⓘ
Herefordshire → hasHeritageSite → Goodrich Castle ⓘ
Welsh Marches → hasSite → Goodrich Castle ⓘ
Goodrich, Herefordshire → knownFor → Goodrich Castle ⓘ
Goodrich, Herefordshire → hasLandmark → Goodrich Castle ⓘ
Goodrich, Herefordshire → parishIncludes → Goodrich Castle ⓘ
Goodrich, Herefordshire → hasHeritageSite → Goodrich Castle ⓘ
Goodrich, Herefordshire → hasListedBuilding → Goodrich Castle ⓘ
Godric of Mappestone → knownFor → Goodrich Castle ⓘ
this entity surface form: establishing Goodrich Castle
Godric of Mappestone → notableWork → Goodrich Castle ⓘ
Godric of Mappestone → associatedWith → Goodrich Castle ⓘ
Walter Marshal, 5th Earl of Pembroke → placeOfDeath → Goodrich Castle ⓘ
Walter Marshal, 5th Earl of Pembroke → associatedWithCastle → Goodrich Castle ⓘ