Blaise Castle Estate
Blaise Castle Estate
Blaise Castle Estate is a country park and estate in north Bristol, England. The castle is a Grade I listed building.
The estate includes Blaise Castle House, a late-Georgian mansion built in the 18th Century, and the old castle keep, which dates from the 16th century. The house is now a museum administered by Bristol City Council.
Created: 11 August 2022 Edited: 29 November 2023
Blaise Castle Estate Information
Blaise Castle Estate Address
19A Kings Weston Rd, Bristol BS10 7QT, UK
BS10 7QT
Website: https://www.bristol.gov.uk/museums-parks-sports-culture/blaise-castle-estate
Get directionsLocal History around Blaise Castle Estate
There are some historic monuments around including:
Dominican Friars (Quaker's Friars)Blaise Castle, Iron Age hillfort, Roman and medieval remains, and post-medieval gardenCivil War defences on Brandon HillBet tohorah at Jacob's Wells RoadPart of the Roman Settlement of AbonaeStokeleigh Camp: a promontory fort in Leigh WoodsMedieval vaults N of St Peter's ChurchIron Age defended settlement 400m south of Manor FarmUnderfall Yard, Bristol DocksSt Mary-le-Port ChurchThe Mere Bank and flanking ditchesHermitage in Quaker burial ground near St Mary RedcliffeHeavy Anti-aircraft battery 520m east of Holes MouthPart of Bristol city wall 185m west of Bristol BridgeBristol Castle vaulted chambersSection of City Wall, King StreetVault in High StreetBowl barrow in Bowness Gardens 315m north west of the swimming lakePart of a Roman road on Durdham Down 865m north east of Black RocksKing's Weston Hill camp, HenburyDruid Stoke burial chamber, Stoke BishopPart of a minor Romano-British villa at Long CrossClifton Down camp, CliftonFairbairn Crane, Bristol HarbourTemple Church.Wildlife in and around Blaise Castle Estate
Blaise Castle Estate Mammals
There are 49 species of mammals recorded as found near Blaise Castle Estate.
| (Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.) |
| 55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Black Rat (Rattus rattus) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| American Mink (Neovison vison) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
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Blaise Castle Estate Birds
There are 241 species of birds recorded as found near Blaise Castle Estate.
| 'Comic' tern (Sterna paradisaea/hirundo) |
| Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) |
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Barn Owl (Tyto alba) |
| Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) |
| (Anthus spinoletta/petrosus agg.) |
| Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) |
| Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) |
| Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) |
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) |
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