Hopton Castle houses [5]
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Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 3 Jun 2021
Recently converted into a house, the barn was built in the early 17th century. Timber framed and weatherboarded on a rubble stone plinth under a tile roof. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1054938 Hopton Castle is a small village in the south of Shropshire near the boundaries of Wales and Herefordshire. It lies some 6 miles northeast of Knighton and some 3½ miles northwest of Leintwardine. Its main feature is the ruins of a castle.