Weobley Castle, Herefordshire

Not to be confused with Weobley Castle, Glamorgan
Weobley Castle
Weobley, Herefordshire

Site of Weobley Castle
Weobley Castle
Coordinates 52°09′26″N 2°52′23″W / 52.1572°N 2.8731°W / 52.1572; -2.8731Coordinates: 52°09′26″N 2°52′23″W / 52.1572°N 2.8731°W / 52.1572; -2.8731

Weobley Castle was a ringwork and bailey castle in the English county of Herefordshire (grid reference SO40365135).[1] The castle belonged to the De Lacy family who also owned the castles of Ludlow and Ewyas Harold.[2] Walter de Lacy, as Lord of Meath, was one of the most powerful magnates in Ireland. King John I of England doubted his loyalty and so took de Lacy's property into his possession. The estates were put under the custodianship of William de Braose, de Lacy's father-in-law. In 1208 de Braose used Weobley Castle to attack the king's property in Herefordshire. He fled to Ireland, seeking safety with Walter de Lacy in Trim Castle; John pursued him and punished the pair. Walter de Lacy, his brother Hugh, and William de Braose failed to appease the king and fled to France. As a result, all the de Lacy property was taken into the possession of the Crown.[3] All that remains of the castle are severely damaged earthworks.[4]

References

Notes
  1. King (1983), p. 212
  2. Allen Brown (1959), p. 279
  3. Coplestone-Crow (2000), p. 37
  4. "Monument no. 108304", Pastscape (English Heritage), retrieved 2012-01-20
Bibliography
  • Allen Brown, Reginald (April 1959). "A List of Castles, 1154–1216". The English Historical Review 74 (291): 249–280. doi:10.1093/ehr/lxxiv.291.249. JSTOR 558442. 
  • Cathcart King, David J. (1983). Catellarium Anglicanum: An Index and Bibliography of the Castles in England, Wales and the Islands. Volume I: Anglesey–Montgomery. Kraus International Publications. 
  • Coplestone-Crow, Bruce (2000). "The End of the Anarchy to the de Genevilles". In Ron Shoesmith & Andy Johnson. Ludlow Castle: Its History & Buildings. Logaston Press. pp. 35–44. ISBN 1-873827-51-2. 

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