Hockleton Farm motte and bailey

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

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Hockleton Farm motte and bailey preserves the earthworks of a former motte-and-bailey castle in Shropshire. It is one of 40 motte-and-bailey castles the Albion Guide lists in the county. Other castles nearby include Montgomery Castle and Powis Castle. For arrivals by rail, Welshpool Station is 8.5 km to the north-west.

Full name: Motte and bailey castle 80m south east of Hockleton Farm

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