Introduction
Wattlesborough Castle is a medieval fortified structure, perhaps once a keep or tower house. It today forms a part of a later structure, Wattlesborough Hall. South-west of the hall are moated enclosures (now partly infilled), and south-east is a fishpond. These hint at the medieval building's gardens and ancilliary courts.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
- History
Period
Medieval (1066 to 1540)
- Features & Designations
Features
- Farmhouse (featured building)
- Description: Wattlesborough Hall is a five-bay, stone Georgian farmhouse, attached to keep and wing of the former Wattlesborough castle, of the 13th century and later. The keep is square and about 50 feet tall, and there are remains of medieval windows.
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- Moat
- Description: To the south-west of the hall are moated enclosures, now partially infilled.
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- Fishpond
- Description: To the south-east of the hall is a fishpond.
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- Key Information
Type
Garden
Principal Building
Domestic / Residential
Period
Medieval (1066 to 1540)
Survival
Part: standing remains
Civil Parish
Alberbury with
- References
References
- Newman, J. and Pevsner, N. {The Buildings of England: Shropshire}, (London: Yale University Press, 2006) The Buildings of England: Shropshire
- Gaydon, A.T. {Victoria History of the County of Shropshire, Volume 8}, (London: Constable, 1968): 197-8, 216-17. Victoria County History: Shropshire, Volume 8
- Shropshire Historic Environment Record 13191