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Ruperra Castle, Rudry

Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 00720m
Trust : Glamorgan Gwent
Community : Rudry
Unitary authority : Caerphilly
NGR : ST21978631
Site Type (preferred type first) : POST MEDIEVAL Country house
Status : listed building II*, registered parks and gardens II*, Scheduled Monument

Summary :
Burnt out shell of house built by Sir Thomas Margam of Ruperra. The south porch bears the date 1622.

Description :
Burnt out shell of house built by Sir Thomas Margam of Ruperra. The south porch bears the date 1622.

Sources :
The Handley Partnership , HAAbase built heritage assessment system: Buildings at Risk database
01/MM Record Card/OS//1957/ST 28 NW 14/;
03/PM Desc Text///1909/The Cardiff Times/20 Nov;
02/PM Desc Text//Evans CJO/1944/Glam Its Hist & Topog/p400;
06/PM Plan//RCAHM/1981/Glam Invent/Vol4 part 1 No30 p264-5;
04/MM Photo/GGAT/Lewis W/1981//;
09/Pm List/Cadw 1999/Buildings of special architectural or historic interest/Rudry, Caerphilly (part)
08/MM Desc Text/CADW/Whittle E/1985/AM 107/
05/PM Desc Text//RCAHM/1981/Glam Invent/Vol4 part1 pp262-3 266-8 No
07/PM Desc Text//Hopkins TJ/1965/Glam Hist/Vol2 ;
10/Desc Text/Cadw/Full Management Report/2007/Copy in further information file.

Events :
E007242 : High Status Settlement in Glamorgan and Gwent (year : 2010)

Related records
National Monuments Record NPRN 94682

Compiled date : 01-10-1977


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