Yockleton Hall motte

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

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Yockleton Hall motte 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. Shrewsbury Station is 10.1 km away to the east. Other castles nearby include Wattlesborough Castle and Shrawardine castle.

Full name: Motte castle 250m west of Yockleton Hall

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