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Ruperra Castle or Rhiwperra Castle (Welsh: Castell Rhiw'r Perrai) 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.
John Morgan (c. 1641–1 January 1715) was a Welsh merchant, sheriff and MP (for Monmouth Boroughs).. Rhiwperra Castle (Ruperra Castle). He was born the fourth son of Sir Thomas Morgan (of Machen) and established himself as a London merchant, acquiring a large fortune trading with the West Indies.
Ruperra Castle was the family's weekend hunting lodge, and once home to Morgan's grandfather, Colonel Freddie Morgan. In 1941, the castle had been severely damaged by a fire during the military's control of the property. [38] In his book, Midway on The Waves, James Lees-Milne describes a journey
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The medieval sites include two castles and a further four mottes as well as dwellings, crosses and churches. Finally the post-medieval sites include the blast furnaces and ironworks of the industrial period. Scheduled monuments have statutory protection.
Ruperra Castle is also located in Lower Machen. [1] Lower Machen was formerly served by Church Road railway station , which closed in 1957. The Conservative politician, Peter Thorneycroft , lived at Machen House in the hamlet, during his time as Member of Parliament for Monmouth from 1945-1966. [ 2 ]
Ruperra Motte, also known as Craig Ruperra Motte, (Welsh: Castell Breiniol, or Castell y Ddraenen) is a medieval motte and bailey castle in the community of Rudry close to the village of Draethen in the Caerphilly County Borough on the border with Newport in south west Wales.