Ellesmere Castle
Ellesmere Castle was in the town of Ellesmere, Shropshire. This was a motte and bailey castle which was probably founded by Roger de Montgomerie, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury on a prominent hill to the east of the town, overlooking the Mere, soon after the Norman Conquest.
- Castle
- …lies at an elevation of around 370 feet (110 metres)
- …is also known as “Ellesmere Castle: a motte and bailey castle 200m south west of St Mary’s Church”
- Description: motte-and-bailey castle in Ellesmere Urban, Shropshire, England, UK
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Ellesmere Castle
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Latitude
52.90552° or 52° 54′ 20″ north
Longitude
-2.88892° or 2° 53′ 20″ west
Open location code
9C4VW446+6C
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