What is recorded here
Caus Castle stands as a ruined Norman motte and bailey on the eastern foothills of the Long Mountain, guarding the border route between Shrewsbury and Montgomery since the late eleventh century. Roger le Corbet built the stronghold after receiving Shropshire manors from William the Conqueror, creating a defensive anchor for the Welsh Marches that later attracted royal garrisons and Welsh princes. The site survived medieval expansion, civil war destruction and centuries of decay, preserving a small summit tower and outer works where a busy borough once clustered around two churches.
Caus Castle is shown as a ruins on the public map of Shropshire. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.
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