Castles of England/Shropshire
Appearance
There are 17 castles in Shropshire.
Name |
Type |
Date |
Condition |
Image | Ownership / Access |
Notes (Key) |
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Acton Burnell Castle | Fortified manor house | 13th century | Ruins | ![]() |
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Shell, used as a barn in the 18th century. |
Alberbury Castle | Castle | 13th century | Fragmentary remains | ![]() |
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Bridgnorth Castle | Keep and bailey | 12th century | Fragmentary remains | ![]() |
Slighted 1645. | |
Broncroft Castle | Fortified manor house | 14th | Intact | ![]() |
Private | Renovated 19th century. |
Cheney Longville Castle | Fortified manor house | 14–17th century | Part habitable | Private | Building at risk. | |
Clun Castle | Keep and bailey | 13th century | Fragmentary remains | ![]() |
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Ruins of keep built onto side of motte. |
Hopton Castle | Keep and bailey | 14th century | Ruins | ![]() |
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Knockin Castle Motte and Bailey Mound remains. |
Ludlow Castle | Keep and bailey | 11–14th century | Ruins | ![]() |
![]() Earl of Powis |
One of the great Welsh border castles. |
Moreton Corbet Castle | Keep | 12th century | Fragmentary remains | ![]() |
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Adjoining ruins of 16th century building. |
Quatford Castle | Neo-romantic castle | c.1830 | Intact | ![]() |
Private | Nearby are earthwork remains of the medieval Quatford Castle. |
Red Castle | Castle | 13th century | Fragmentary remains. | ![]() |
Adapted as feature of Hawkstone Park, 18th century landscape garden. Building at risk. | |
Rowton Castle | Sham castle | 18–19th century | Intact | ![]() |
Hotel | On site of medieval castle, remodelled 1809–12 by George Wyatt. |
Shrewsbury Castle | Castle | 12th century | Rebuilt | ![]() |
![]() Shropshire Council |
Restored and extended 1642, altered c.1790 by Thomas Telford. |
Stokesay Castle | Fortified manor house | 13–14th century | Intact | ![]() |
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Restored 19th century. |
Wattlesborough Castle | Castle | 13–14th century | Fragment | ![]() |
Private | Near Rowton, keep/tower survives, adjoining Wattlesborough Hall. |
Whittington Castle | Keep and bailey | 12–13th century | Fragments | ![]() |
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Gatehouse towers survive. |