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Goodrich Castle

Near Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire

Smashed by 'Roaring Meg', a giant mortar that still sits in the castle.

Goodrich is a red sandstone castle on a cliff above the River Wye. In 1646 it was held for the king, and Parliament brought in a huge mortar called Roaring Meg, which threw 200-pound balls at the walls.

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When
Besieged 1646
Where
51.8770, -2.6170
Group
Castles & abbeys

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