Downton motte

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

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Downton motte preserves the earthworks of a former motte-and-bailey castle in Herefordshire. The Albion Guide lists 29 motte-and-bailey castles in the county; this is one of them. For arrivals by rail, Hopton Heath Station is 6.1 km to the north-west. Nearby castles include Wigmore Castle, Brampton Bryan castle and Hopton Castle.

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