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Sandford Castle Mound

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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Sandford Castle Mound preserves the earthworks of a former motte-and-bailey castle in Shropshire. The Albion Guide charts 40 motte-and-bailey castles in the county; this is one of them. Red Castle (Shropshire) and Moreton Corbet Castle are among the castles within 11.3 km. Prees Station is 4.4 km away to the west.

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Photo of Hodnet Hall, a Grade II registered house & garden in Shropshire, central England.Highlight

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