Bretchel motte

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

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A motte-and-bailey castle once stood here — today it survives as earthworks in Shropshire. It is one of 40 motte-and-bailey castles the Albion Guide charts in the county. Wattlesborough Castle and Alberbury Castle are among the castles within 3.4 km. The nearest railway station is Welshpool, 11.6 km to the south-west.

Full name: Motte castle 200m south west of Bretchel

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