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Oswestry Castle is a motte and bailey fortification situated north-east of Christ Church in Oswestry, Shropshire. The site comprises a substantial mound of Norman construction, likely raised in the late eleventh century following the Norman conquest, which served as the defensive centre of the medieval town. The adjacent section of town wall adjacent to the motte represents a later phase of fortification, extending the defensive perimeter around the settlement. The mound survives as a prominent earthwork and remains one of the significant examples of Norman military engineering in the Welsh Marches.
Oswestry Castle: motte and adjoining section of the town wall immediately north east of Christ Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019300. View the official record →
Oswestry Castle is a motte and bailey fortification situated north-east of Christ Church in Oswestry, Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019300.
Oswestry Castle: motte and adjoining section of the town wall immediately north east of Christ 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 1019300.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Offa's Dyke: section 200yds (180m) long, S of The Royal Oak Inn (5.5 km), Offa's Dyke: section 330yds (300m) S from Treflach Wood (5.7 km), Offa's Dyke: section 90m east of Ty Gwyn (6.1 km).
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