What is recorded here
Motte and Bailey
Hyssington Castle was built in the 11th or 12th century, likely by the de Hyssington family, as part of the Norman expansion into Shropshire. It is remembered for its strategic position near the Welsh border and for its long-standing association with the local gentry.
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Places near here
St Etheldredas Church;Hyssington Parish Church, HyssingtonChurch · 129 yd
Hyssington Methodist Chapel (Primitive), HyssingtonChapel · 511 yd
Cefn GunthlyMountain / peak · 1.0 mi
Corndon Hill, Barrow VI;Stiperstones, Cairn VICairn · 1.1 mi
Cairn on the slopes of CorndonAncient tomb or cairn · 1.1 mi
Cliffs and scree below Roundton HillMountain or hill · 1.3 mi
Roveries WoodForest · 1.3 mi
Roundton HillMountain / peak · 1.3 mi
Toposcope on Roundton HillMountain or hill · 1.3 mi
Ritton CastleCastle · 2.7 mi
Pentre WoodWood · 2.7 mi
Hyssington FarmFarmhouse · 606 ydOther information
Photo: Jeremy Bolwell · CC BY-SA 2.0