Coed Craig-Ruperra is jam packed with history and at the top is an Iron Age Hillfort. The most obvious sign of this fort is the Motte at the top  which would probably have been a defensive look-out point, with its superb and commanding views over the surrounding countryside .   The Motte is surmounted by an eighteenth century enclosure for a summerhouse which was used until early in the twentieth century. 

Ruperra Castle was built in 1626 by Sir Thomas Morgan, who was knighted by King James 1st. It was a typical Jacobean courtier’s house, an example of the ‘Great Rebuilding’ of the 16th and 17th Centuries. King Charles 1st stayed there in 1645 raising support after the Battle of Naseby. 

The Castle has since survived two fires and various levels of vandalism  and  is now privately owned with no access to the actual Castle, it is a shame to see  the state it is in but there is a Trust that formed in 1996.