The Moat motte and bailey

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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The Moat motte and bailey preserves the earthworks of a former motte-and-bailey castle in Shropshire. The Albion Guide maps 40 motte-and-bailey castles in the county; this is one of them. It sits inside the Shropshire Hills National Landscape.

For arrivals by rail, Llangynllo Station is 7.8 km to the south. For more of the same, Cnwclas Castle and Clun Castle are close by.

Full name: Motte and bailey castle immediately south west of The Moat

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