Lane Farm ringwork

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

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Lane Farm ringwork preserves the earthworks of a former ringwork castle in Shropshire. It is one of twelve ringwork castles the Albion Guide maps in the county. Welshpool Station is 10.5 km away to the south-west. Other castles nearby include Wattlesborough Castle, Alberbury Castle and Shrawardine castle.

Full name: Ringwork 540m north of Lane Farm

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