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Castle Hill, 150 metres north west of St Michael and All Angels Church, is a motte-and-bailey castle of medieval date located in Shropshire. The monument consists of an earthwork comprising a mound (motte) with an attached bailey, representing a common form of fortification erected in the Norman period and subsequently. Such sites typically served defensive and administrative functions for local lords, though the specific history and chronology of this particular example would require detailed archaeological investigation to establish with certainty. The survival of its earthwork form indicates it was abandoned before substantial stone structures were constructed, preserving evidence of early medieval settlement and territorial control in the region.
Castle Hill, 150m north west of St Michael and All Angels Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008388. View the official record →
Castle Hill, 150 metres north west of St Michael and All Angels Church, is a motte-and-bailey castle of medieval date located in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008388.
Castle Hill, 150m north west of St Michael and All Angels Church 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 1008388.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Motte castle 80m north east of Home Farm (6 km), Roman villa 200yds (180m) N of Acton Scott Hall (6.1 km), Roman road at Marshbrook (6.7 km).
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