Knighton features [11]
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Knighton features [11]
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 31 May 2021
Seen from Plough Road is the castle mound of one of the two motte and bailey castles that were built in Knighton, the other is near the River Teme. Here the castle would have stood high above the river and commanded a wide view of three approaches to the hills on the north-west, west and south-west. The motte has been partially destroyed, and the bailey is now a mixture of orchard and allotment. Houses have been built in bailey ditch. The site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument with details at: https://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/sam/FullReport?lang=&id=505 Knighton is a somewhat remote market town gaining its charter in 1203. It is sited on the River Teme some 60 miles north of Cardiff. It lies on the Welsh/English border, with a small part in Shropshire, including its railway station. Originally an Anglo-Saxon settlement, Knighton is located on Offa's Dyke, the ancient earthwork that divided the two countries. It later became a Norman defensive border town.
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