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Dodleston motte

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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Dodleston motte preserves the earthworks of a former motte-and-bailey castle in Cheshire. The Albion Guide lists five motte-and-bailey castles in the county; this is one of them. The nearest railway station is Hope (Flintshire), 6 km to the south-west. Hawarden Castle and Castell Caergwrle are among the castles within 6.5 km.

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