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Hopton Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey castle situated in Shropshire, comprising a stone keep on an elevated mound with an associated outer bailey positioned to the north-west near Park Cottage. The castle dates from the 12th century and represents a typical example of Norman defensive architecture adapted to the border landscape of the English-Welsh marches. The stone tower keep, built upon the artificial mound, formed the primary stronghold, while the outer bailey provided additional defensive space and functional area for the castle's garrison and administrative operations. The site reflects the strategic importance of this frontier region during the medieval period, when such fortifications served both military and administrative roles in maintaining Norman control of the Welsh borderlands.
Hopton Castle tower keep castle with outer bailey 150m north west of Park Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013827. View the official record →
Hopton Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey castle situated in Shropshire, comprising a stone keep on an elevated mound with an associated outer bailey positioned to the north-west near Park Cottage. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013827.
Hopton Castle tower keep castle with outer bailey 150m north west of Park Cottage 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 1013827.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Brampton Bryan castle (5.4 km), Roman camp 1100yds (1010m) E of Brampton Bryan parish church (5.7 km), Bowl barrow 460m west of Walford Farm (5.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hopton Castle tower keep castle with outer bailey 150m north west of Park Cottage's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Hopton Castle tower keep castle with outer bailey 150m north west of Park Cottage stands on Ludlow Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ludlow. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.