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Red Castle is an enclosure castle situated within Hawkstone Park near Weston-under-Lizard in Shropshire. The castle comprises an irregular enclosure defined by substantial earthwork defences, representative of medieval fortification practice in the region. Dating evidence places the monument within the medieval period, though the precise century of its construction and occupation remains subject to scholarly interpretation. The site survives as an important archaeological example of a castle type that was once more prevalent across the Welsh Marches, though many comparable examples have been subsequently obscured or destroyed.
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 an enclosure castle situated within Hawkstone Park near Weston-under-Lizard 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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