Cusop Castle

In the civil parish of Cusop.
In the historic county of Herefordshire (Modern Authority of Herefordshire, 1974 county of Hereford and Worcester).

The earthwork and buried remains of Cusop Castle ringwork, a natural outcrop enhanced by quarrying and the construction of earthen ramparts. There are now no traces of buildings within the ringwork, but it is believed that the foundations of the medieval structures will survive below ground. Foundations of stone curtain found and reported traces of stone gateway were found in C18.

This site has been described as a;
Masonry Castle
Timber Castle.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Earthworks remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SO23904139

Modern Map from Good for landscape form and features	Modern Map from Good for general location
Air Photo from	1st edition OS Map from

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 104937

County Sites and Monuments Record number; 1229

• Web site links
  • http://www.smr.herefordshire.gov.uk/castles/castlesdata_az/cusop_castle.htm
• Books
  • Salter, Mike, 2000, Castles of Herefordshire and Worcestershire (Malvern) p25
    Shoesmith, Ron, 1996, Castles and Moated Sites of Herefordshire (Logaston Press)
    King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p204
    RCHME, 1931, An inventory of the historical monuments in Herefordshire. Vol1: south-west p.xxxv, 47 Plan
    Harvey, Alfred, 1911, Castles and Walled Towns of England (Methuen and Co)
    Chalkley Gould, 1908, in Page, Wm (ed), VCH Hereford Vol1 p225-6
    Mackenzie, J.D., 1897, Castles of England (Heinemann) Vol2 p101
    Robinson, Rev C.J., 1867, The Castles of Herefordshire and Their Lords (Logaston Press, 2002 reprint) p40-1
• Journal Articles
  • Sterling Brown, R., 1988, 'Preliminary Results of Castle Survey' Herefordshire Archaeological News Vol50 p41
    Hogg, A.H.A. and King, D.J.C., 1970, 'Castles in Wales and the Marches (Additions and corrections to lists published in 1963 and 1967)' Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol119 p119-124
    Lilwall, 1899, Transactions of the Woolhope Naturalists’ Field Club p138-9
    1889, Transactions of the Woolhope Naturalists’ Field Club p368 [plan only]