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 | Shell, used as a barn in the 18th century. | ||
Alberbury Castle | Castle | 13th century | Fragmentary remains | |||
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 | Ruins of keep built onto side of motte. | ||
Hopton Castle | Keep and bailey | 14th century | Ruins |
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 | 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 | 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 | Local community |
Gatehouse towers survive. |