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Whittington Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey fortress located near Oswestry in Shropshire, constructed in the late eleventh century following the Norman Conquest. The castle comprises an earthen mound surrounded by two concentric ditches with outer baileys, representing a characteristic example of early Norman defensive architecture in the Welsh Marches. The site was strategically positioned to control the approaches to mid-Wales and served as a baronial stronghold throughout the medieval period. Though no substantial stone structures survive above ground, the earthworks remain substantially preserved and demonstrate the typical layout of Norman castles built during the period of English expansion into the borderlands.
Whittington Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019450. View the official record →
Whittington Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey fortress located near Oswestry in Shropshire, constructed in the late eleventh century following the Norman Conquest. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019450.
Whittington 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 1019450.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wat's Dyke: 375m long section immediately south of Middleton Road and west of Laburnum Drive (3.4 km), Wat's Dyke: 365m long section, extending from 45m north east of Gate House on Shrewsbury Road (3.5 km), Motte castle at Hisland (3.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Whittington 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.
Whittington Castle stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.