What is recorded here

Ludlow Castle is a ruined medieval fortification in Shropshire, built around 1075 by Walter de Lacy and later expanded into a grand seat for the Council of Wales and the Marches. It survived the Wars of the Roses, hosted the first performance of John Milton's masque Comus, and resisted Parliamentarian siege during the English Civil War before falling into neglect after the council was abolished in 1689. The castle now stands as a scheduled monument owned by the Earl of Powis, its stone chambers and circular chapel still marking the promontory above the River Teme.

The National Heritage List for England records Ludlow 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.

Ludlow Castle was built by Roger de Lacy in the late 11th century and later held by the Crown. It is important as a key medieval fortress in the Welsh Marches and as the birthplace of King Edward IV.

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