Castles of England/Shropshire

There are 16 castles in Shropshire.

Name	Type	Date	Condition	Ownership / Access	Notes (Key)
Acton Burnell Castle	Fortified manor house	120113th century	Ruins	EH	Shell, used as a barn in the 18th century.
Alberbury Castle	Castle	120113th century	Fragmentary remains	HAL
Bridgnorth Castle	Keep and bailey	110112th century	Fragmentary remains	HC	Slighted 1645.
Broncroft Castle	Fortified manor house	130114th	Intact	Private	Renovated 19th century.
Cheney Longville Castle	Fortified manor house	130114–17th century	Part habitable	Private	Building at risk.
Clun Castle	Keep and bailey	120113th century	Fragmentary remains	EH	Ruins of keep built onto side of motte.
Hopton Castle	Keep and bailey	130114th century	Ruins	HC
Ludlow Castle	Keep and bailey	100111–14th century	Ruins	HC Earl of Powis	One of the great Welsh border castles.
Moreton Corbet Castle	Keep	110112th century	Fragmentary remains	EH	Adjoining ruins of 16th century building.
Quatford Castle	Neo-romantic castle	1830c.1830	Intact	Private	Nearby are earthwork remains of the medieval Quatford Castle.
Red Castle	Castle	120113th century	Fragmentary remains.	HC	Adapted as feature of Hawkstone Park, 18th century landscape garden. Building at risk.
Rowton Castle	Sham castle	170118–19th century	Intact	Hotel	On site of medieval castle, remodelled 1809–12 by George Wyatt.
Shrewsbury Castle	Castle	110112th century	Rebuilt	HM Shropshire Council	Restored and extended 1642, altered c.1790 by Thomas Telford.
Stokesay Castle	Fortified manor house	120113–14th century	Intact	EH	Restored 19th century.
Wattlesborough Castle	Castle	120113–14th century	Fragment	Private	Near Rowton, keep/tower survives, adjoining Wattlesborough Hall.
Whittington Castle	Keep and bailey	110112–13th century	Fragments	HC Local community	Gatehouse towers survive.

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