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Callow Castle
Also known as, or recorded in historical
documents as; Callow Hill; Hogstow
In the civil parish of Minsterley.
In the historic county of Shropshire (Modern Authority of Shropshire, 1974 county of Shropshire).
Stone castle, now vanished, in prehistoric earthwork. Possible site of Callow Castle disused by c.1274. The remains are said to have been observed by Leland in about 1540. Field investigation in 1971 failed to find evidence for the castle. The Leland attribution appears to be a reference to 'A quarter-mile or more from Pontesbury Church is a wood called Hogstow Forest, which belongs to the manor of Caus, and halfway between the church and this wood the ruins of a castle or tower belonging to Lord Powys are visible on top of [a hill]. From this hill it is possible to see Shrewsbury and many other places in the area.' Lelands description could apply to any number of hillforts in the area, most of which are on much more prominent hills.
This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle
Masonry Castle.
The confidence
that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Earthworks remains.
The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SJ38440480
PastScape number;
66382
Books
- Salter, Mike, 2001 (2edn), The Castles and Moated Mansions of Shropshire (Malvern) p29
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p433
Gaydon, A.T. (ed), 1968, VCH Shropshire Vol8 p306
Wall [after Downham], 1908, in Page, Wm (ed), VCH Shropshire Vol1 p366
Anderson, J.C., 1864 (2edn 1972), Shropshire, Its Early History and Antiquities p357
Journal Articles
- Hogg, A.H.A. and King, D.J.C., 1967, 'Masonry castles in Wales and the Marches: a list' Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol116 p71-132
Lawson, J., 1965, Shropshire Archaeological Society Newsletter p28
Antiquarian (Histories and accounts from late medieval and early modern writers)
- Chandler, John, 1993, John Leland's Itinerary: travels in Tudor England (Sutton Publishing) p393
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