Top List of Shropshire Castles

Shropshire Castles - The Top List!

If you fancy exploring a bit of England's rich heritage then there is no better place to start than the historic Shropshire Castles. The stormy past of Shropshire has left the county with many hillforts, castles and abbeys, many which saw .

1. Acton Burnell Castle:

Acton Burnell Castle is located in a small village of the same name, and it is in fact a fortified manor house.

2. Bridgnorth Castle:

Bridgnorth Castle, set in the town on a cliff by the side of the River Severn, is no more than a ruin.

3. Chirk Castle:

Chirk Castle is an wonderully romantic place, it's 700 years-old, and a fortress of the Marches area between England and Wales, in lovely grounds.

4. Clun Castle:

Now a ruin Clun castle was built around the 1100’s by the Norman, Robert de Say.

5. Ludlow Castle:

Built in the late 11th Century as the border stronghold of one of the Lords of teh Shropshire Marches, Roger De Lacy.

6. Moreton Corbet Castle:

Moreton Corbet Castle is a magnificent and unusual, ornate ruin that is, disturbingly atmospheric.

7. Powis Castle & Garden:

Powis Castle and Gardens, built around 1200 houses textiles, and bronzes, plus ivory and jade from India.

8. Shrewsbury Castle:

Shrewsbury castle in its current form, is a Norman red sandstone construction built by Roger de Montgomery in 1070.

9. Stokesay Castle:

Stokesay Castle, near Craven Arms, nestles in peaceful South Shropshire countryside near the Welsh Border.

10. Whittington Castle:

Whittington Castle is very impressive and picturesque, situated in the heart of Whittington village.

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