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'''Hopton Castle''' is a medieval ruin in [[Shropshire]]. Since 2008 the site has been in the ownership of Hopton Castle Preservation Trust. Hopton Castle is both a Grade I [[listed building]] and a [[scheduled monument]] and is included in [[English Heritage]]'s 'Heritage at Risk Register'; a sixth of the scheduled monuments in the West Midlands are considered "at risk", and Hopton Castle's state is "very bad".<ref>English Heritage (2010). ''[http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/publications/HAR-2010-regional-registers/wm-HAR-register-2010.pdf Heritage at Risk Register, 2010: West Midlands]'', English Heritage, accessed 3 March 2013. pp. 4, 27.</ref> | '''Hopton Castle''' is a medieval ruin in [[Shropshire]]. The first surviving documentary record of Hopton Castle is from 1264, but it could have been founded as early as the 11th century.<ref>Wessex Archaeology (April 2010). ''Hopton Castle, Shropshire: Archaeological Excavation Report''. Salisbury: Wessex Archaeology Limited. pp. 2–4.</ref> Since 2008 the site has been in the ownership of Hopton Castle Preservation Trust. Hopton Castle is both a Grade I [[listed building]] and a [[scheduled monument]] and is included in [[English Heritage]]'s 'Heritage at Risk Register'; a sixth of the scheduled monuments in the West Midlands are considered "at risk", and Hopton Castle's state is "very bad".<ref>English Heritage (2010). ''[http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/publications/HAR-2010-regional-registers/wm-HAR-register-2010.pdf Heritage at Risk Register, 2010: West Midlands]'', English Heritage, accessed 3 March 2013. pp. 4, 27.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 13:54, 3 March 2013
Hopton Castle is a medieval ruin in Shropshire. The first surviving documentary record of Hopton Castle is from 1264, but it could have been founded as early as the 11th century.[1] Since 2008 the site has been in the ownership of Hopton Castle Preservation Trust. Hopton Castle is both a Grade I listed building and a scheduled monument and is included in English Heritage's 'Heritage at Risk Register'; a sixth of the scheduled monuments in the West Midlands are considered "at risk", and Hopton Castle's state is "very bad".[2]
References
- ↑ Wessex Archaeology (April 2010). Hopton Castle, Shropshire: Archaeological Excavation Report. Salisbury: Wessex Archaeology Limited. pp. 2–4.
- ↑ English Heritage (2010). Heritage at Risk Register, 2010: West Midlands, English Heritage, accessed 3 March 2013. pp. 4, 27.