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Caus Castle

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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Caus Castle is a hillfort in Shropshire. It is one of 21 hillforts the Albion Guide charts in the county. The nearest railway station is Welshpool, 10.7 km to the west. For more of the same, Pontesford Hill Camp and Earl's Hill Camp are close by.

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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

4.2 km S

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.

7.3 km W · spans 8 counties

Photo of Earl's Hill, a nature reserve near Pontesbury, Shropshire, central England.Highlight

Earl's Hill

Nature reserve near Pontesbury

Craggy volcanic hill and nature reserve above Pontesbury, the county's first-ever nature reserve with steep valley views.

7.8 km SE

Photo along the Severn Way, a 210-mile long-distance path running from Plynlimon to Bristol, England and Wales.

Severn Way

Long-distance path

Britain's longest riverside walk, shadowing the Severn from its peat-hag source on Plynlimon to the docks at Bristol.

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Photo of The Devil's Chair, a rock formation near Minsterley, Shropshire, central England.Highlight

The Devil's Chair

Rock formation near Minsterley

The largest and most notorious tor on the Stiperstones ridge, a scramble of quartzite wrapped in folklore.

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

Stiperstones

Marilyn near Minsterley

Jagged quartzite tors along a wild ridge.

9.7 km S