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 | |
| Location in Greater Manchester | |
  Ullerwood Castle Location within 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Davis 2017
- ↑ "Ullersford Castle". Pastscape.org.uk. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2008.
- 1 2 3 Nevell 1997, pp. 33, 35
- ↑ Roger of Howden 2012.
- ↑ Newman 2006, p. 140.
Bibliography
[edit]- 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], "Gesta Regis Henrici Secundi", in Stubbs, William (ed.), 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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