Kinnersley Castle - Photo ©
Philip Halling, 20 January 2007
Kinnersley Castle - Photo ©
Philip Halling, 20 January 2007
Kinnersley Castle in Herefordshire, England is one of the many marches castles
along the Welsh Borders.
The Castle of Kinnersley, on the A4112 3 km (1.9 miles) east of Eardisley, was
originally a stone structure, thought to have been built during the reign of
Henry I of England (1100-1135 C.E.). The Elizabethan building that now occupies
the site has obliterated all but a few traces of the medieval castle.
Although it looks predominantly Elizabethan on the outside, it has many features
of different periods. It was 'renovated' in the 16th century by the Vaughn family
and houses a fine example of an intricate plasterwork ceiling in the solar,
thought to be one of the oldest in Herefordshire. There are many green men and
serpent hounds to be found on this ceiling, a lot of the detail is picked out
in gold. On the stone overmantel of the fireplace, carved into the stone is
a boy's head with a serpent around its neck.