Motte castle at the south end of East Dudston hamlet
Motte castle at the south end of East Dudston hamlet is a castle in Chirbury with Brompton, Shropshire, England. Motte castle at the south end of East Dudston hamlet is situated nearby to the village Chirbury, as well as near the hamlet Forden.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Castle
- Description: motte-and-bailey castle in Chirbury with Brompton, Shropshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Dudston Castle Mound”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Montgomery Castle and The Old Bell Museum.
Montgomery Castle
Castle
Photo: Farwestern, CC BY 3.0.
Montgomery Castle is a stone castle looking over the town of Montgomery in Powys, Mid Wales. It is one of many Norman castles on the border between Wales and England. Montgomery Castle is situated 1½ miles west of Motte castle at the south end of East Dudston hamlet.
The Old Bell Museum
Museum
The Old Bell Museum is a former 16th-century inn, converted into a museum and run by volunteers from the Montgomery Civic Society of Powys. The half-timbered building contains eleven rooms of various local exhibits, including information on the architecture of the building itself. The Old Bell Museum is situated 1½ miles southwest of Motte castle at the south end of East Dudston hamlet.
Church of St Michael
Church
Photo: John Firth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Michael is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Motte castle at the south end of East Dudston hamlet.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chirbury and Montgomery.
Chirbury
Village
Photo: John Firth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chirbury is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Chirbury with Brompton, in the Shropshire district, in west Shropshire, England. It is situated in the Vale of Montgomery, close to the Wales–England border, which is to its north, west and south.
Montgomery
Photo: ceridwen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Montgomery is a market town in Powys. Montgomery has retained an "unspoilt" feel, with some fine examples of Georgian and early Victorian architecture.
Forden
Hamlet
Photo: Gordon Cragg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Forden is a village near Welshpool in Powys, Wales, formerly in the historic county of Montgomeryshire. It forms part of the community of Forden with Leighton and Trelystan with the neighbouring settlements of Trelystan, Leighton and Kingswood. Forden is situated 2½ miles northwest of Motte castle at the south end of East Dudston hamlet.
Motte castle at the south end of East Dudston hamlet
- Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Chirbury with Brompton, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Motte castle at the south end of East Dudston hamlet” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Dudston Castle Mound”
- Swedish: “Dudston Castle Mound”
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