<< Our Photo Pages >> Whittington Castle - Artificial Mound in England in Shropshire
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Multi-periodSite Name: Whittington CastleCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 3.367 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Shropshire Type: Artificial Mound
Nearest Town: Oswestry Nearest Village: Whittington
Map Ref: SJ325313 Landranger Map Number: 126
Latitude: 52.874917N Longitude: 3.004338W
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4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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A barrow-like mound (possibly re-used barrow) at Whittington Castle - not disimilar from ones at Little Moreton Hall in Cheshire, or Boscobel House further east in Shropshire, near the Staffs border. A woman we spoke with here said that soil-core tests done here date contemporary with Old Oswestry Hillfort; she was adamant that the inhabitants of the fort actually dwellt here, and only moved to the fort in times of threat.
According to The Castles of Wales the early timeline is as follows:
Approximately 500 BC: The site was surrounded by triple banks and ditches, and those remaining to the north and west have recently been ascribed to the Iron Age.
600 AD. Whittington was possibly the site of Llys Pengwern (Head of the Marsh), a capital of the Welsh kingdom of Powys. The description and presumed location of Llys Pengwern match this site in contrast to the more traditional Shrewsbury, which was not surrounded by a formidable marsh.
656 AD. The Northumbrian Saxons destroyed Llys Pengwern, home of King Cynddylan of Powys, who was buried at nearby Eglwys Bassa (Baschurch).
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