Cheney Longville ringwork

Access unclearno public right of way confirmed — check locally before setting out

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

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Cheney Longville ringwork preserves the earthworks of a former ringwork castle in Shropshire. It is one of twelve ringwork castles the Albion Guide charts in the county. It sits inside the Shropshire Hills National Landscape.

For more of the same, Stokesay Castle and Hardwick castle are close by. For arrivals by rail, Craven Arms Station is 2.3 km to the south-east.

More at the National Heritage List entry

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