Clifford Castle is a ruined castle in the village of Clifford which lies 2.5 miles to the north-east of Hay-on-Wye in the Wye Valley in Herefordshire, England (grid reference SO243457). It was the caput of the feudal barony of Clifford, a Marcher Lordship (owing allegiance directly to the king, but separate from the rest of the kingdom). The castle stands in the grounds of a private house and is only open to the public on certain days of the year.
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Clifford Castle and Barbican ranks #4,419 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #287 of the 360 mapped in England. 7 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Cardiff, 69 km away. See how England compares in the castle statistics.
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