Tenbury Wells Castle
Introduction
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Tenbury Wells Castle
Image: © Fabian Musto Taken: 25 Jul 2019
Otherwise known as Burford Castle since this is in Burford (Shropshire) rather than Tenbury Wells (Worcestershire), this motte was built before the Norman Conquest. Richard le Scrope had affiliations with this castle, and he was a Norman immigrant who arrived to England in the late 1040's by an invitation from King Edward the Confessor; he built many castles in the country to control his estates. The castle here was not successful and quickly became disused afterwards, which leaves this castle in earthworks. The only remains here is the motte, which is less than 4 metres tall! Two ginormous oak trees were planted here centuries ago and they make the castle site look impressive.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.31472
Longitude
-2.596261