Goodrich Castle is a now ruinous Norman medieval castle situated to the north of the village of Goodrich in Herefordshire, England, controlling a key location between Monmouth and Ross-on-Wye. It was praised by William Wordsworth as the "noblest ruin in Herefordshire" and is considered by ...
As the keep was small at Goodrich, the castle's courtyard had to accommodate the non-defensive facilities provided; Goodrich is a good example of a castle where the courtyard was forced to take on a more important role than normal - courtyards were often used only for lower status accommodati...