Ruperra Castle

Home - Search

  • Description
  • Photos
  • Details
  • Books and Resources

Early C17 castellated mansion, very much in the style of Lulworth castle, now abandoned and derelict. Was built on site of earlier building but no evidence this was fortified.

View a higher resolution map

 

Ruperra Castle

Copyright Rob Gale and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons license.


Name Ruperra Castle 
Alternative Names Rhiwperra Castle 
Historic County Glamorgan 
Community Rudry 
Type Masonry Castle 
Confidence Rejected 
Remains Major 
Listed Not listed
Scheduled Ancient Monument Yes
Ordnance Survey Reference ST219863
Eastings 321980
Northing 186310
Coflein (RCAHMW)19900
Historic Environment Record 00720m

Multi Map

StreetMaps

Books

  • Morgan, Gerald, 2008, Castles in Wales: A Handbook (Talybont: Y Lolfa Cyf.) p255 [listed as C16 house]
  • RCAHMW, 1981, An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Glamorgan Vol4 pt1: The Greater Houses (London: HMSO) no30 p262-8

Journals

  • Spurgeon, C.J. with Roberts, D.J. and Thomas, H.J., 1999, 'Supposed Castles in Glamorgan; A review' Archaeology in Wales Vol39 27-40

Most of the sites or buildings recorded in this web site are NOT open to the public and permission to visit a site must always be sought from the landowner or tenant.

The information on this web page may be derived from information compiled by and/or copyright of English Heritage and other individuals and organisations. All the sources given should be consulted to identify the original copyright holder and permission obtained from them before use of the information on this site for commerical purposes. I do not receive any income from this site and I fund it myself. The bibliography owes much to various bibliographies produced by John Kenyon for the Council for British Archaeology, the Castle Studies Group and others. This site is based upon the databases collated and maintained by Philip Davis who kindly gave permission for its use.