Rhiwperra Castle
| Ruperra Castle | |
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| Lower Machen, Caerphilly, Wales | |
Ruperra Castle, in current ruinous condition
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| Coordinates | 51°34′13″N 3°07′38″W / 51.5703°N 3.1271°WCoordinates: 51°34′13″N 3°07′38″W / 51.5703°N 3.1271°W |
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Manor House, mock Castle Grade II* Listed building, Scheduled Ancient Monument |
| Site information | |
| Website | www |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1626 |
| Built by | Sir Thomas Morgan |
Ruperra Castle is a Grade II* Listed building and Scheduled Ancient Monument, situated in Lower Machen in the county borough of Caerphilly, Wales. It was built in 1626, now it is in a ruined condition and up for sale.
Built in 1626 by Sir Thomas Morgan, Steward to the Earl of Pembroke, it was one of the first of the 'mock' castles to be built in Wales. King Charles I spent two nights at Ruperra Castle in 1645 shortly after the Battle of Naseby. Resultantly the royal coat of arms was added to the decoration on the South Porch, and the present public footpath from Rudry to the Castle is still known as "King's Drive."
It was bought as his home by wealthy John Morgan "the merchant" for 12,400 pounds. He was unmarried and it was consolidated on his death in 1715 into the Tredegar estates of the Morgan family.
It was destroyed by fire in 1785, and rebuilt, resultantly became home, especially in the 19th century, to the heir of the estate.Godfrey Charles Morgan, 2nd Baron, 1st Viscount Tredegar, who was a captain in the 17th Lancers during the Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaklava in the Crimean War, was born at Ruperra. It was during the early Victorian age that he undertook a lot of development, adding three new lodges as well as in 1826 a now listed iron bridge, allowing a carriage way through Coed Craig Ruperra and across the Rhymney River to Lower Machen Church where the family and their servants attended Sunday services.
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