Shotwick Castle, Medieval motte-and-bailey castle in Shotwick Park, Great Britain.
The castle stands on a steep escarpment with a hexagonal motte measuring 40 meters by 20 meters at its summit above the River Dee.
Hugh Lupus, Earl of Chester, constructed the fortification in 1093 to protect the border region until peace with Wales was established in 1281.
The transition from military fortress to royal game park in 1327 reflects the changing social dynamics of medieval English nobility and monarchy.
The scheduled monument status protects the archaeological remains, including foundations of a stone keep buried 2.3 meters under the turf.
Two steep-sided watercourses flank the castle's north and south sides, while its surrounding ditch flooded during high tides for additional protection.
Location: Shotwick Park
Location: Saughall and Shotwick Park
Inception: 1093
GPS coordinates: 53.22720,-2.97608
Latest update: March 15, 2025 10:52
RAF Sealand
1.6 km
Shotwick House
883 m
St Michael's Church, Shotwick
1.8 km
Shotwick Hall
2 km
All Saints Church, Great Saughall
1.4 km
St Bartholomew's Church, Sealand
1.6 km
Churchyard boundary wall, Church of St Bartholomew
1.7 km
The Old Swinging Gate Inn
1.2 km
Bridge Farmhouse
1.1 km
Gates, gatepiers and churchyard wall along north side of Shotwick Lane
1.8 km
Front garden walls and gatepiers at Shotwick Hall
2 km
Tombchest of Robert and Martha Ellison, 10 metres southwest of south corner of tower of Church of St Michael
1.8 km
Manor Farmhouse
1.8 km
Tombchest of John Nevett Bennett, 5 metres west of south porch of St Michael's Church
1.8 km
Former kitchen or bakehouse attached to north east corner of Shotwick Hall
2 km
Sundial in the churchyard of St Michael
1.8 km
Greyhound Farmhouse
1.8 km
Tombchest of James Phillips, 2 metres south of the sundial in the Churchyard of St Michael
1.8 km
Granary 30 metres east of Shotwicklodge Farmhouse
941 m
L-shaped ranges of farm buildings 60 metres north of Shotwick Hall
2 km
Tombchest of Rev M Reay and 4 children, 8 metres south of south porch of Church of St Michael
1.8 km
Aldersey House
1.2 km
Tombchest of William Briscoe (died 1723) and others, 4 metres west of priest's door to St Michael's Church
1.8 km
Vicarage Farmhouse
1.8 km
North Pair of Aircraft Hangars
1.5 km
Tombchest of William Briscoe (died 1704) and others, 5 metres southwest of priest's door to St Michael's Church
1.8 km
South Pair of Aircraft Hangars
1.6 km
Footpath guidepost 25 metres south west of Bridge Farmhouse
1.2 kmReviews
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