Ullerwood Castle
| Ullerwood Castle | |
|---|---|
| Ringway, Greater Manchester, England | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Motte-and-bailey castle |
| Owner | Hamon de Masci |
| Condition | Destroyed; site built over |
| Location | |
Ullerwood Castle Location in Greater Manchester | |
| Coordinates | 53°21′01″N 2°18′02″W / 53.3504°N 2.3005°W |
| Site history | |
| Built | 11th–12th century (probable) |
Ullerwood Castle is an early medieval castle, possibly a shell keep, in Ringway, a civil parish on the southern border of Manchester, England.[1][2] Twelfth-century historian Roger of Hodwen included Hamon de Masci in list of rebels against Henry II in 1173 and wrote that he held the castles of Ullerwood Dunham.[3][4] There is no other contemporary documented reference to the site.[3] Ullerwood Castle has been confused with Watch Hill Castle in nearby Bowdon, but the two are separate sites, though both were probably owned by the de Masci family.[3] The castle site lies beneath a house and is surrounded by trees.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Davis 2017
- ^ "Ullersford Castle". Pastscape.org.uk. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2008.
- ^ a b c Nevell 1997, pp. 33, 35
- ^ Roger of Howden 2012.
- ^ Newman 2006, p. 140.
Bibliography
- Davis, Philip (26 July 2017). "Ullerswood". Gatehouse. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- Nevell, Mike (1997). The Archaeology of Trafford. Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council with the University of Manchester Archaeological Unit. ISBN 1-870695-25-9.
- Newman, Caron (2006). "Medieval Period Resource Assessment". Archaeology North West. 8: 115–144. ISSN 0962-4201.
- Roger of Howden (2012) [1867], Stubbs, William (ed.), "Gesta Regis Henrici Secundi", Gesta Regis Henrici Secundi benedicti abbatis. The Chronicle of the Reigns of Henry II and Richard I, AD 1169–1192, Cambridge University Press, doi:10.1017/cbo9781139225618.005, ISBN 978-1-108-04875-0
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