Church Farm motte

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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A motte-and-bailey castle once stood here — today it survives as earthworks in Shropshire. The Albion Guide charts 40 motte-and-bailey castles in the county; this is one of them. It sits within the Shropshire Hills National Landscape.

For arrivals by rail, Church Stretton Station is 6.1 km to the west. For more of the same, Holdgate Castle and Worsley Castle Hill are close by.

Full name: Motte castle immediately north east of Church Farm

More at the National Heritage List entry

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