Holdgate Castle
Holdgate Castle is situated in the village of Holdgate between Craven Arms and Bridgnorth, Shropshire. This castle was mentioned in the Domesday Book. It was a motte and bailey and contained a college of secular clergy which was founded before 1210 and dissolved after 1373.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: motte-and-bailey castle in Abdon and Heath, Shropshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Holdgate Castle motte and bailey castle and garden remains at Hall Farm”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Holy Trinity Church and Church of St Michael and All Angels.
Holy Trinity Church
Church
Photo: Roger Kidd, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holy Trinity Church is in the village of Holdgate, Shropshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Ludlow, the archdeaconry of Ludlow, and the diocese of Hereford. Holy Trinity Church is situated 400 feet west of Holdgate Castle.
Church of St Michael and All Angels
Church
Photo: Gammock, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church of St Michael and All Angels is situated 1 mile northeast of Holdgate Castle.
Broadstone Chapel
Church
Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Broadstone Chapel is a church, which is situated 1¼ miles west of Holdgate Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holdgate and Stanton Long.
Holdgate
Village
Photo: Roger Kidd, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holdgate is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Abdon and Heath, in the Shropshire district, in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England.
Stanton Long
Hamlet
Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stanton Long is a small village and civil parish situated in the district of Corve Dale, Shropshire, England. It is one of three parishes in the local area, including Easthope and Shipton.
Tugford
Village
Photo: Basher Eyre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tugford is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Abdon and Heath, in the Shropshire district, in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. Tugford is situated 1½ miles south of Holdgate Castle.
Holdgate Castle
- Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Abdon, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.50234° or 52° 30′ 8″ northLongitude
-2.64539° or 2° 38′ 43″ westElevation
561 feet (171 metres)Open location code
9C4VG923+WROpenStreetMap ID
way 1064531613OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Holdgate Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Holdgate Castle”
- German: “Holdgate Castle”
- Swedish: “Holdgate Castle”
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