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 ⓘ