Wigmore Castle
Wigmore Castle near Wigmore in Herefordshire is a ruined medieval castle that was one of the most powerful fortresses of the Welsh Marches, the ancestral stronghold of the Mortimer family who were among the greatest of all the Anglo-Norman marcher lords. The Mortimers controlled vast territories on both sides of the English-Welsh border and played central roles in many of the most dramatic events of medieval English history, including the overthrow of Edward II and the regency of the young Edward III. The ruined castle occupies a prominent ridge with commanding views across the rolling hills of the Welsh Marches. The site is managed by English Heritage and freely accessible. The surrounding landscape of north Herefordshire and the Marches provides some of the most attractive and historically layered countryside in England.