Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBronsil Castle

Bronsil Castle

England
List entry 1001741
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1001741
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.66 hectares
Grid reference
SO 74949 37212
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bronsil Castle is a medieval fortified house located near Eastnor in Herefordshire, England. The castle dates from the late 13th or early 14th century and comprises a substantial stone tower or keep, which represents a characteristic form of defensive architecture from the Edwardian period. The site reflects the military and social aspirations of the border gentry during the medieval period, when fortified residences provided both protection and a display of status in the Welsh Marches. Though partially ruined, the surviving stonework demonstrates the construction methods and defensive features typical of modest castles built during this era.

Bronsil Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001741. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bronsil Castle?

Bronsil Castle is a medieval fortified house located near Eastnor in Herefordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001741.

Who is responsible for protecting Bronsil Castle?

Bronsil Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1001741.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bronsil Castle?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Midsummer Hill Camp See also WORCESTERSHIRE 4 (1.2 km), Midsummer Hill Camp See also HEREFORDSHIRE 4 (1.2 km), Herefordshire Beacon Camp See also WORCESTERSHIRE 3 (2.9 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bronsil Castle

Bronsil Castle stands on Tremadoc Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Tremadocian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.