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SO3677 : Hopton Castle

taken 4 years ago, near to Hopton Castle, Shropshire, Great Britain

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Hopton Castle

Showing the interior and entrance to the castle. This doorway never had a defensive ditch or drawbridge which supports the view that this was a tower house, not a traditional castle. The owner's living area would have been on the first floor.

Hopton Castle

Hopton Castle was not a castle in the strictest sense, but a medieval tower house built on the site of an earlier Norman motte and bailey castle by Walter de Hopton in the early 14th century. It did however see action in the English Civil War when it was defended by a Parliamentary force of 31 men in 1644. They held out for five weeks but eventually surrendered only to be brutally murdered by the Royalist soldiers. Today the castle is owned and managed by the Hopton Castle Preservation Trust; entry is free but donations are requested.

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Grid Square: SO3677, 76 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Stephen McKay (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Sunday, 1 April, 2018 (more nearby)
Submitted: Saturday, 7 April, 2018
Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts
Primary Subject of Photo: Castle
Subject Location: OSGB36: SO 3668 7794 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:23.7479N 2:55.9194W
Camera Location: OSGB36: SO 3669 7793
View Direction: Northwest (about 315 degrees)