Walcot
Walcot is a Village in the county of Shropshire.
Walcot postcode: SY15 6BP
There are great places to visit near Walcot including some great towns, rivers and streams, castles, ruins, villages, historic buildings and shopping centres.
There are a number of towns near Walcot including Clun, Shrewsbury, and Telford.
There are a number of rivers and streams near to Walcot including River Clun.
Castles to visit near Walcot include Clun Castle, and Acton Burnell Castle.
The area around Walcot features a number of interesting ruins including Clun Castle, and Acton Burnell Castle.
Walcot is near some unmissable villages like Acton Burnell,
There are a several good historic buildings in the area around Walcot like Church of Saint Mary at Acton Burnell.
The area around Walcot's best shopping centres can be found at Telford Centre.
Walcot History
There are some historic monuments around Walcot:
- Knaps Barrows
- Three Roman camps NW of Brompton Mill including tumulus and section of Offa's Dyke
- Lower Short Ditch (Northern Part)
- Offa's Dyke: section 1/2 mile (800m) long, SE from county boundary to River Unk Also in Powys: Wales
- Montgomery Castle
- Forden Gaer Roman Site
- Motte and bailey castle and line of Offa's Dyke adjacent to Brompton Mill
- Offa's Dyke: Section from Road Junction near Drewin to County Boundary
- Bowl barrow 320m south of Pitcholds
- Offa's Dyke: Sections extending 675m S from centre of Goppas Wood
- Motte castle at the south end of East Dudston hamlet
- Nant-Cribau Moated House Site
- Ringwork on Whitsburn Hill, 310m south west of Whitsburn Cottage
- Powis Castle Park Mound
- Ringwork and cultivation remains 260m west of St Michael's Church
- Offa's Dyke: Pentre Section
- Maen Beuno
- Moated site and fishponds 250m south west of Middleton Farm
- Caer-Din
- Offa's Dyke; Brompton Bridge section extending from Brompton Bridge to Mellington Hall Lodge
- Beacon Ring Camp (Caer Digoll)
- Site E of Plas-Llwyn (revealed by aerial photography)
- Camp S of Old Hall Sarn
- Town Bank & Ditches
- Castle Ring: a large univallate hillfort, 600m south east of Meadowtown Farm
- Offa's Dyke: Section from Cwm By-Road to Hem Road
- Black Bank Camp
- Motte and bailey castle 80m south east of Hockleton Farm
- Offa's Dyke: South of School House
- Dovecote at Chirbury Hall Farm
- Motte castle 50m north of Village Farm
- Motte and bailey castle and bishops' palace
- Ffridd Faldwyn Camp
- Pentre Camp
- Lower Min-y-Llyn Castle Mound
- Offa's Dyke: section 2/3 mile (1170m) long, N from southern boundary of Rownal Covert
- Bishop's Moat Mound & Bailey Castle
- Domen Castell Mound and Bailey Castle
- Hoarstone stone circle and two round cairns 400m north west of Holly Cottage
- Hen Domen Mound & Bailey Castle
- Corndon Hill Round Cairns
- Motte and bailey castle 150m north east of Wilmington
- Dyffryn Lane Ring Ditches & Pit Alignments (Formerly Dyffryn Lane Round Barrow)
- Bowl barrow 1km south east of Hopton Bank
- Offa's Dyke: Cwm Section
- Offa's Dyke: Section W of Court House Farm
- Coed y Dinas Round Barrow
- Motte castle adjacent to The Mount cottage
- Round Barrow on Saddle to E of Corndon Hill
- Roveries Hill Camp slight univallate hillfort 400m north east of The Roveries
- Hen Domen Pre-Conquest Fields
- Cursus, Llwyn-Wron (revealed by aerial photography)
- Montgomery Medieval Town, Kerry Gate Extra Mural Settlement
- Engine house at Ladywell lead mine, 850m north west of Shelve Farm
- Nant-Cribau Castle Mound
- Simon's Castle
- Site S of Bagbury (revealed by aerial photography)
- Caerbre
- Two bowl barrows 290m north of Upper House Farm
- Offa's Dyke: Section at Pentre Farm
- Offa's Dyke: section one mile 750yds (2290m) from Dudston Covert to a point 300yds (274m) N of Lack Brook Also in Powys: Wales
- Offa's Dyke: two sections running 400yds (370m) S of Camlad Stream Also in Powys: Wales
- Mound & Bailey Castle
- Small enclosed Iron Age settlement and a length of an adjacent hollow way, 350m north west of Beechfield
- Offa's Dyke: Section NE of Welshpool-Churchstoke Road
- Cefn Llan Hillfort
- Mount in Powis Castle Park
- Offa's Dyke: section 400yds (370m) long S of Rownal Covert
- Offa's Dyke: section 430yds (390m) in length S of Chirbury-Montgomery road
- Offa's Dyke: Section extending 760m N from centre of Goppas Wood to Hope By-Road
- Calcot Camp
- Offa's Dyke: Section from Dudston Covert, Lymore to Lack Brook, Churchstoke
- Hyssington Mound & Bailey Castle
- Roundton Hillfort
- Slight univallate hillfort 600m north of Roveries House
- Railway Transfer Dock at Welshpool
- Montgomery Medieval Town, Part adjacent to Westmead, School Lane
- Upper Aldress Moated Site
- Trelystan Church House Round Barrows
- Motte castle 400m north east of Upper Gwarthlow Farm
- Llwynderw Round Barrow
- Offa's Dyke: Section from point 90m S of Chirbury Road to S Boundary of Nant-Cribau Park
- Offa's Dyke: section NW of Ditches Farm Also in Powys: Wales
- Offa's Dyke: Section from North Lodge, Leighton Park to Old Quarry S of Green Wood
- Mellington Hill Round Barrow
- Mitchell's Fold stone circle, standing stone and cairn 280m south west of Mitchell's Fold
- Strata Marcella Abbey
- Offa's Dyke: Mellington Hall Section Extending from Mellington Hall Lodge to Lower Cwm
- Motte castle 100m north of Wotherton Hall
