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Alberbury Castle is a motte-and-bailey earthwork located in Shropshire, positioned approximately 70 metres south-west of the Church of St Michael and All Angels. The castle dates from the Norman period, likely established in the late eleventh or early twelfth century as part of the post-Conquest settlement of the Welsh Marches. The site comprises a substantial mound with associated defensive ditches and an outer bailey, characteristic of early medieval fortifications in the borderlands. Though no stone structures survive above ground, the earthworks remain prominent and preserve evidence of an important baronial stronghold that would have controlled communications across this strategically significant region of Shropshire.
Alberbury Castle: tower keep castle 70m south west of the Church of St Michael and All Angels is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020662. View the official record →
Alberbury Castle is a motte-and-bailey earthwork located in Shropshire, positioned approximately 70 metres south-west of the Church of St Michael and All Angels. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020662.
Alberbury Castle: tower keep castle 70m south west of the Church of St Michael and All Angels is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1020662.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Motte castle 250m west of Yockleton Hall (5.7 km), Hawcocks Mount ringwork castle 200m north east of Hawcocks Farm (6.7 km), Caus Castle: a small multivallate hillfort, a motte and bailey castle and a medieval borough (6.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Alberbury Castle: tower keep castle 70m south west of the Church of St Michael and All Angels's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Alberbury Castle: tower keep castle 70m south west of the Church of St Michael and All Angels stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.