Dudley Castle — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Ansculf de Picquigny raised a wooden castle on the limestone hill in 1070, creating a defensive anchor for the new Norman order in Dudley. Later stone builds survived King Stephen but collapsed under Henry II’s hammer, then rose again only to burn in 1750. The surviving keep stands above Dudley Zoo, where festive crowds once danced on the ruins before zoological gardens took the hill.

The National Heritage List for England records Dudley Castle as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Dudley Castle was built by the de Ferrers family in the 11th century and later held by the Earls of Dudley. It is important as a well-preserved example of medieval military architecture and for its historical role in the English Civil War.

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