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Hawcocks Mount ringwork castle 200m north east of Hawcocks Farm

Scheduled monument

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Hawcocks Mount stands two hundred metres north east of Hawcocks Farm as a ringwork castle, its earthworks still shaping the Shropshire hill. The site joins the National Heritage List for England as a scheduled monument, a formal promise that the ground itself must not be erased. Whether it watched a valley road or sheltered a local family, the mount kept its shape through centuries of rain and plough. It does not need a gate to demand respect, only the patience to see what the soil still remembers.
The National Heritage List for England records Hawcocks Mount ringwork castle 200m north east of Hawcocks Farm as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Hawcocks Mount ringwork castle was likely built in the 12th or 13th century, during the Norman or early medieval period, as a defensive earthwork. It is remembered for its archaeological significance, representing a rare example of a ringwork castle, which provides insight into early medieval military architecture and land use.

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