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Ruperra Castle

📍 Caerphilly, Wales

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Ruperra Castle or Rhiwperra Castle is a Grade II* Listed building and Scheduled Ancient Monument, situated in Lower Machen in the county borough of Caerphilly, Wales. Built in 1626, the castle is in a ruinous condition as at 2023. Its grounds are listed on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.

Built in 1626 by Sir Thomas Morgan, a soldier who fought at the Battle of Cadiz. It was the first known castellated mansion in Glamorgan, with corner towers and battlements. Used by the military in WWII, it was gutted by fire in 1941 and never restored. The Grade II* listed ruin stands in overgrown grounds on a ridge overlooking the Rhymney valley, subject to ongoing conservation campaigns.