Bishopstrow Farm motte and ringworks

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

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Bishopstrow Farm motte and ringworks preserves the earthworks of a former motte-and-bailey castle in Wiltshire. The Albion Guide lists four motte-and-bailey castles in the county; this is one of them. Warminster Station is 2.6 km away to the north-west. Nearby castles include Knook Castle and Woodhouse Castle.

Full name: Motte and double ringwork east of Bishopstrow Farm

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