What is recorded here

Snodhill Castle rose in west Herefordshire as a stone border guard against Welsh princes, its early keep buried beneath later towers and its triangular bailey still visible on the hill. Chandos, Warwick and Richard of York all touched the place before decay took it, while John Leland walked past in 1540 to find a walled park and a castle on a hill. The trust now holds the ruins, preserving a border marker that outlived the kingdoms which built it.

The National Heritage List for England records Snodhill 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.

Snodhill Castle was built in the 13th century by the de Ferrers family, a prominent Norman noble lineage, and later held by the Giffard family. It is important as a well-preserved example of a medieval ringwork castle and is recognized for its historical and archaeological significance.

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