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Stokesay Castle is a fortified manor house located near Craven Arms in Shropshire, dating primarily to the late 13th century. The castle was begun by Laurence of Ludlow, a prosperous wool merchant, around 1285, and represents one of the finest examples of a medieval fortified residence rather than a true castle of military design. The structure comprises a central great hall with cross wings, a substantial gatehouse of 17th-century date, and surrounding crenellated walls and towers that display characteristics of both defensive necessity and domestic comfort. The castle has remained substantially intact since its construction, preserving important evidence of late medieval domestic architecture and the domestic aspirations of a wealthy merchant class during the later Middle Ages.
Stokesay Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003011. View the official record →
Stokesay Castle is a fortified manor house located near Craven Arms in Shropshire, dating primarily to the late 13th century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003011.
Stokesay Castle 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 1003011.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Church of St Giles, Downton on the Rock (8.2 km), Slight univallate hillfort 80m east of Old Downton Cottage. (8.5 km), Roman fort (9.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Stokesay Castle's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Stokesay Castle stands on Ludlow Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ludlow. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.