Wigmore Castle, Herefordshire, Kingdom of England

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Wigmore Castle in Herefordshire was a major medieval Marcher stronghold and ancestral seat of the powerful Mortimer family on the Welsh border of the Kingdom of England.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval castle
ruined castle
architecturalStyle medieval military architecture
associatedWith Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March
linked to: Edmund Mortimer

House of Mortimer
Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March
controlledBy Earls of March
English Crown
linked to: Kingdom of England

House of York
Mortimer family
linked to: Mortimer dynasty
country Kingdom of England
currentUse historical site
tourist attraction
hasCondition ruin
hasHeritageStatus protected ruin
hasPart curtain walls
gatehouse
inner bailey
motte
outer bailey
hasUse Marcher stronghold
administrative centre
baronial residence
hasViewOver surrounding countryside of north Herefordshire
heritageDesignation Scheduled monument
locatedIn Wigmore, Herefordshire
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Herefordshire
locatedInHistoricCounty Herefordshire, England
linked to: Herefordshire
locatedInRegion Welsh Marches
locatedOn hilltop
locatedOnBorderWith Wales
nearbySettlement village of Wigmore
openToPublic yes
ownedBy English Heritage
partOf defensive system of the Welsh Marches
region West Midlands, England
linked to: West Midlands
significantEvent association with the rise of the House of York
base of power for the Mortimer family
decline after the Wars of the Roses
significantPeriod High Middle Ages
Late Middle Ages

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Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March birthPlace Wigmore Castle, Herefordshire, Kingdom of England