- Urishay
Urishay constitutes the remains of a
castle located about 2.5 km west ofPeterchurch inHerefordshire ,England .History of the site
The first part of the name Urishay is derived from "Ulric" or "Urri" who was a twelfth-century tenant of the estate. The second part of the name comes from the word "Hay", meaning an enclosure in open woodland where wild game could be trapped.
Although the location is referred to as Urishay Castle, there is some doubt as to whether it actually served as such or whether it was just a large house.
Urishay Castle today
There are remains of a motte on which lies a ruined house dating back to the seventeenth or eighteenth centuries. The ruins of the
chapel , which dates to the twelfth century, are owned and maintained by theFriends of Friendless Churches . Thechancel contains a stone altar with five crosses on its surface.Urishay Castle is a
Scheduled Ancient Monument .Baker University
The Collins Library at
Baker University inBaldwin City ,Kansas houses a 17th-century room claimed to have come from Urishay Castle. The room, which was installed around 1908, is known today as the "Urishay Room".Further reading & external links
* [http://www.friendsoffriendlesschurches.org.uk/churches/urishay/urishay.htm Friends of Friendless Churches: Urishay Chapel]
* [http://www.smr.herefordshire.gov.uk/castles/castlesdata_az/urishay.htm Historic Herefordshire: Castles of Herefordshire] contains a detailed description of Urishay Castle today including an illustration of the remains.
* [http://www.bakeru.edu/library/Quayle/urishayslides/index.html The Urishay Castle Room at Baker University]
* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3856087 Photos of Urishay Castle on geograph]
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