Little Ness Castle Mound

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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Little Ness Castle Mound preserves the earthworks of a former motte-and-bailey castle in Shropshire. The Albion Guide charts 40 motte-and-bailey castles in the county; this is one of them. For arrivals by rail, Yorton Station is 10.4 km to the north-east. For more of the same, Ruyton-XI-Towns castle and Shrawardine castle are close by.

More at the National Heritage List entry

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