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Edwyn Ralph Castle

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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Edwyn Ralph Castle preserves the earthworks of a former motte-and-bailey castle in Herefordshire. It is one of 29 motte-and-bailey castles the Albion Guide charts in the county. Leominster Station is 14.3 km away to the west. Other castles nearby include Castle Frome Castle and Castle Tump, a motte castle and causeway.

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Photo along the Herefordshire Trail, a 154-mile long-distance path in central England.

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Long-distance path

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Photo of Edvin Loach Old Church, a ruined church near Bromyard, Herefordshire, central England.

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Photo of the Malvern Hills, a National Landscape in England.Highlight

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Photo along the Geopark Way, a 109-mile long-distance path running from Bridgnorth to Gloucester, England.

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Photo of Tenbury Wells, a village in Worcestershire, central England.

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Photo of Abberley Clock Tower, a folly near Great Witley, Worcestershire, central England.Highlight

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