Whittington Castle (Whittington)

United Kingdom / England / Gobowen / Whittington / A495 Castle Street
 ruined castle, interesting place, Grade I Listed (UK)
Grade I Listed Whittington Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle in North Shropshire, England, owned and managed by the Whittington Castle Preservation Fund. The castle, as a motte-and-bailey castle, was constructed by Filk FitzWarin on a large, steep mound of dirt and enclosed in a courtyard by a fence or curtain wall. As a castle of the Welsh Marches, it was built on the border of Wales and England very close to the historic fort of Old Oswestry.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whittington_Castle
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Coordinates:   52°52'23"N   3°0'9"W
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