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Lower Lea tower keep

Access unclearno public right of way confirmed — check locally before setting out

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Lower Lea tower keep is a castle in Shropshire. The Albion Guide lists 27 castles in the county; this is one of them. The nearest other castle is Hardwick castle, 2.2 km to the north-east. The nearest railway station is Broome, 9.6 km to the south-east.

Full name: Tower keep castle at Lower Lea

More at the National Heritage List entry

More places to visit near Lower Lea tower keep

Photo of the Shropshire Hills, a National Landscape in Shropshire, central England.Highlight

Shropshire Hills

National Landscape near Little Stretton

Heather ridges and rocky tops rising over the Welsh border, from the Long Mynd's plateau to the Wrekin's landmark cone

0.3 km S

Photo along the Shropshire Way, a 182-mile long-distance path in England and Wales.

Shropshire Way

Long-distance path

A figure-of-eight on Shrewsbury through the Shropshire hills, with the Wrekin, the Stiperstones and Wenlock Edge all on the round.

2.3 km NW · Shropshire & Wrexham

Photo of Long Mynd, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Little Stretton, Shropshire, central England.Iconic

Long Mynd

SSSI near Little Stretton

Sweeping heather moorland plateau above Church Stretton.

3.6 km E

Photo along the Offa's Dyke Path, a 177-mile National Trail running from Chepstow to Prestatyn, Wales and England.Highlight

Offa's Dyke Path

National Trail

The length of the Welsh borders, tracking the eighth-century earthwork that once divided kingdoms.

8.8 km W · spans 8 counties

Photo: Stiperstones, a 537m hill near Minsterley, Shropshire, central England.Iconic

Stiperstones

Marilyn near Minsterley

Jagged quartzite tors along a wild ridge.

9.6 km N

Photo of Lightspout Waterfall, a waterfall near Church Stretton, Shropshire, central England.

Lightspout Waterfall

Waterfall near Church Stretton

Four-metre cascade tucked in a Long Mynd hollow above Carding Mill Valley, a 'miniature Niagara' to Victorian visitors.

9.6 km NE