Shocklach Castle (earthwork) (Castletown)
| fortification, mansion / manor house / villa, motte-and-bailey castle, earthwork (archaeology), scheduled ancient monument
United Kingdom /
Wales /
Rossett /
Castletown
World
/ United Kingdom
/ Wales
/ Rossett
fortification, mansion / manor house / villa, motte-and-bailey castle, earthwork (archaeology), scheduled ancient monument
This visible circle denotes the remains of an earthwork fortified manor house. It was built as a replacement for the older Shocklach Motte, which is across the road in the trees. Only the embankment surface and wide ditch remain of this 13th century site.
www.ecastles.co.uk/shocklach.html
www.ecastles.co.uk/shocklach.html
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 53°3'6"N 2°50'41"W
- Offa's Dyke 20 km
- O?ffa's Dyke 21 km
- Offa's Dyke 23 km
- Old Oswestry 24 km
- Wat's Dyke 25 km
- Breidden Fort 39 km
- Caus Castle 44 km
- The Roveries 59 km
- Conwy Town Walls 71 km
- Carn Fadryn 117 km
- Castletown 0.6 km
- Wrexham Industrial Estate 5.3 km
- Borras Quarry 7.3 km
- Borras 8.5 km
- Caia Park 8.7 km
- Marford Quarry/Nature Reserve 9 km
- Wrexham Town Centre 10 km
- Hightown 10 km
- Acton 10 km
- Rhosddu 10 km