Shaft Cap

Shaft Cap is a ruins in Worthen with Shelve, Shropshire, England. Shaft Cap is situated nearby to the locality The Bog, as well as near the peak Nipstone Rock.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Stiperstones and Horse Shoe Inn.

Stiperstones

Peak

Photo: Martyn B, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Stiperstones is a distinctive hill in Shropshire, England. The quartzite rock of the ridge formed some 480 million years ago. During the last Ice Age Stiperstones lay on the eastern margin of the Welsh ice sheet.

Horse Shoe Inn

Pub

Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Horse Shoe Inn is a pub, which is situated 2½ miles east of Shaft Cap.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include The Bog and Shelve.

The Bog

Locality

The Bog is a former mining community in Shropshire, England. It lies 6 miles north of Bishops Castle, east of the A488, at grid reference SO355979. It was once a busy village with over 200 buildings.

Shelve

Village

Photo: John Poyser, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Shelve is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Worthen with Shelve in Shropshire district of Shropshire, England. It is to the west of the Stiperstones ridge and east of Stapeley Hill, at an altitude of about 342 metres, and is some 2 miles from the England–Wales border to the west. Shelve is situated 1½ miles northwest of Shaft Cap.