Picklescott is a Village in the county of Shropshire.

Picklescott postcode: SY6 6NR

Retail in Picklescott

There are great places to visit near Picklescott including some great towns, rivers and streams, castles, ruins, villages, historic buildings and shopping centres.

Picklescott's best nearby towns can be found at Clun, Shrewsbury, and Telford.

River Clun is a great place to visit close to Picklescott if you like rivers and streams.

Castles to visit near Picklescott include Clun Castle, and Acton Burnell Castle.

Picklescott has some unmissable ruins nearby like Clun Castle, and Acton Burnell Castle.

Villages to visit near Picklescott include Acton Burnell.

Historic Buildings to visit near Picklescott include Church of Saint Mary at Acton Burnell.

Telford Centre is one of Picklescott's best, nearby shopping centres to visit in Picklescott.

Picklescott History

There are some historic monuments around Picklescott:

• Cross-dyke at Devil's Mouth, west of Burway Hill
• Hardwick castle motte and bailey castle 140m WSW of Hardwick Hall
• Cross dyke and hut platform on the summit of The Lawley, 100m south west of OS trig pillar.
• Ringwork and tower keep castle 170m south east of St George's Church
• Round cairn on Calf Ridge, 800m east of The Shooting Box
• Moat Farm moated site
• Botley Stone, a ring cairn on Churchmoor Hill, 600m north-west of Churchmoor Farm.
• Bowl barrow on The Long Mynd, 100m north-east of Boiling Well.
• Motte castle 80m north east of Home Farm
• Cross-dyke on Ratlinghope Hill, 740m north of Brow Farm
• Roman villa 150yds (140m) SE of Lea Hall
• Cross-dyke, field bank, ridge and furrow and hut structures 400m south of High Park House
• Motte and bailey castle 150m south west of Wilderley Hall
• Bowl barrow on Synald's Knoll, 1000m south of the Midland Gliding clubhouse.
• Bowl barrow 200m north-west of Wildmoor Pool.
• Bowl barrow on Round Hill, 650m south-east of the site of Pole Cottage.
• Enclosed Iron Age farmstead on Wilderley Hill, 470m north west of Sallins Cottage
• Snailbeach new smeltmill, 350m north east of Green Acres
• Enclosure and building platform on Nover's Hill, 250m east of Cwmdale Farm
• Bodbury Ring: a large univallate hillfort on the summit of Bodbury Hill.
• Settlement remains of Blakemoorgate
• Hilltop enclosure and hut circle on the northern end of The Lawley, 250m north of Blackhurst Farm
• Snailbeach lead mine
• Bowl barrow on Grindle Nills Hill, the northern of two 400m south-east of Barrister's Plain cross dyke.
• The Ring, an animal pound 100m west of Nills Farm
• Castle Pulverbatch motte and bailey castle with outer bailey, 100m NNW of Brook Cottage
• Robury Ring: a small enclosed settlement on Wentnor Prolley Moor
• Cross-dyke on Barrister's Plain, 800m south east of Narnell's Rock
• Moated site 400m north west of Whitley Grange
• Bowl barrow on Synald's Knoll, 520m SSE of the Midland Gliding clubhouse.
• Castle motte 50m south east of St John the Baptist's Church.
• Moat House moated site and an associated fishpond
• Bowl barrow 320m north east of Upper Darnford
• Bowl barrow on Robin's Tump, 600m south west of Hill House
• Ratlinghope Hill camp: a slight univallate hillfort, 600m north east of Brow Farm
• Roman road at Marshbrook
• Bowl barrow 500m south-east of Duckley Nap.
• Brockhurst Castle: a tower keep castle and causeway, 200m south of Brockhurst
• Bowl barrow on Wildmoor, 200m north-east of the Shooting Box.
• Bowl barrow 640m north west of Lower Darnford
• Bowl barrow on Ashlet Hill, 800m WSW of Longmynd Hotel
• Bowl barrow on The Long Mynd, 500m east-south-east of Boiling Well.
• Bowl barrow and section of boundary bank on Duckley Nap, 500m east of Wildmoor Pool.
• Caer Caradoc large multivallate hillfort, associated causeway and Caractacus' Cave on the summit of Caer Caradoc Hill
• Earthwork E of Bank Farm
• Shooters Hut disc barrow, 1500m south-west of Duckley Nap.
• Settlement remains of Blakemoorflat
• Castle Ring: a slight univallate hillfort on Stitt Hill, 450m south east of Stitt Cottages
• Enclosure on Haddon Hill, 360m north-west of The Batch
• Bowl barrow on the southern end of The Long Mynd, 630m east of Myndtown.
• Callow Hill Camp: a small multivallate hillfort
• Motte and bailey castle 50m to the west of St Michael's church.
• Bowl barrow on Round Hill, 80m east of The Port Way.
• Two conjoined ring cairns on Synald's Knoll, 140m north-west of OS trig pillar.
• Castle Ring: a large univallate hillfort on Oak Hill, 600m south east of Crows Nest Farm
• Bowl barrow, 540m east of Wildmoor Pool.
• Bowl barrow on Grindle Nills Hill, the southern of two 400m south-east of Barrister's Plain cross dyke.
• Castle Bank motte and bailey castle, 150m north west of Woolstaston Hall.
• The Burgs
• Bowl barrow on Cothercott Hill, 420m east of New Leasowes Farm.
• Castle Hill, 150m north west of St Michael and All Angels Church
• Bowl barrow 80m north-west of OS trig pillar on Synald's Knoll.
• Bowl barrow and a section of boundary bank at Henley Nap
• Roman villa 200yds (180m) N of Acton Scott Hall
• Roman villa at Cruckton
• Earl's Hill Camp: a small multivallate hillfort and an adjacent cross dyke on Pontesford Hill
• Nag's Head engine house, 230m north of Home Farm
• Moated site and an associated field system 240m south of Panson Farm
• Bowl barrow on The Long Mynd, 180m west of the site of Pole Cottage.
• Iron Age settlement site in Bomere Wood
• Bowl barrow on Minton Hill, 170m ENE of Yapsel Well.
• Bowl barrow at Eaton Farm
• Bowl barrow on Plush Hill, 120m north west of Jinlye
• Bowl barrow on summit of Bodbury Hill, 100m north-east of Bodbury Ring
• Motte castle 250m west of Yockleton Hall
• Pontesford Hill Camp: a small multivallate hillfort
• Bowl barrow on Prior's Holt Hill.