Bishop's Castle (remains)
Bishop's Castle (remains) is a motte-and-bailey castle in Bishop's Castle, Shropshire. It is protected as a scheduled monument. Add Clun Castle, 8.6 km away, to a visit; it leads 13 places within 15 km.
Castle in Bishop's Castle
Inside Bishop's Castle
Bishop's Castle (remains) is inside Bishop's Castle’s built-up area, with 1 more place to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Bishop's Castle has 82 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
How the seasons run
In Bishop's Castle, June to September bring the warmest days: highs of 17–20°C.
Bishop's Castle (remains)
Motte-and-bailey castle in Bishop's Castle, Shropshire, England, UK.
In Bishop's Castle, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Town
- in Bishop's Castle
Bishop's Castle (remains) at a glance
Orange: Bishop's Castle (remains).
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. The dashed line is Bishop's Castle’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases for a visit
Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
Bishop's Castle
Other places close by
Our list has 13 more within 15 km, among them 4 castles and 4 museums.
Castle · English HeritageClun Castle8.6 km away2
Castle · CadwCastell Trefaldwyn13 km away3
Castle · English HeritageStokesay Castle13 km away4
CastleHopton Castle12 km away5
MuseumTown Hall (museum)8.5 km away6MuseumMuseumThe Old Bell Museum13 km away7
MuseumLand of Lost Content13 km away8MuseumMuseumThe House on Crutches Museum100 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Your questions on Bishop's Castle (remains)
Where is Bishop's Castle (remains)?
Bishop's Castle (remains) is in Bishop's Castle, Shropshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Bishop's Castle (remains)?
Motte-and-bailey castle in Bishop's Castle, Shropshire, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Bishop's Castle (remains)?
June to September are the warmest months in Bishop's Castle, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Bishop's Castle (remains) a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Bishop's Castle (remains)?
Within 15 km: Clun Castle (8.6 km), Castell Trefaldwyn (13 km), Stokesay Castle (13 km) and Hopton Castle (12 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Clun Castle: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Trefaldwyn: Stoker243, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stokesay Castle: Andy / Andrew Fogg from near Cambridge, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hopton Castle: Ostrich, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Town Hall (museum): Jeff Buck, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Land of Lost Content: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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