Castle mound in Camp Wood

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Earthworks onlybanks, ditches and platforms — read the ground, not walls

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A motte-and-bailey castle once stood here — today it survives as earthworks in Herefordshire. The Albion Guide lists 29 motte-and-bailey castles in the county; this is one of them. Nearby castles include Lingen Castle and Wigmore Castle. For arrivals by rail, Bucknell Station is 9.2 km to the north-west.

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