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Red Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle situated within Hawkstone Park in Shropshire. The monument comprises an earthwork enclosure of medieval date, with the castle occupying a prominent position within the parkland landscape. The site represents a fortified structure of the medieval period, though its precise dating and constructional history require careful archaeological assessment. As a scheduled ancient monument, Red Castle forms an important element of Shropshire's medieval defensive heritage and demonstrates the distribution of fortified sites across the county during the medieval era.
Red Castle: an enclosure castle in Hawkstone Park is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020850. View the official record →
Red Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle situated within Hawkstone Park in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020850.
Red Castle: an enclosure castle in Hawkstone Park 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 1020850.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Mount: a motte castle 200m west of Weston Farm (0.8 km), Bury Walls: a large multivallate hillfort (2 km), Edge Runner Mill (site of) (2.7 km).
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