Ruperra Castle ruins from the south
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Ruperra Castle ruins from the south
Image: © Jeremy Bolwell Taken: 4 Mar 2012
Despite its parlous state today it is still fairly easy to imagine what this fine residence must have looked like in its heyday - which was a pretty long heyday, running from 1626 when it was built until the 1930's, so around 300 years. A fire in 1941, when the army were tenanted in and around the castle during the early years of World War II, left it as a burned out shell. It had already been vacated by the Morgan family of nearby Tredegar Park fame as the 1930's Depression had left their interests severely weakened and there was no National Trust-like body or local authority interest to take it on for the nation.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.570866
Longitude
-3.127559