Wattlesborough Castle

Wattlesborough Tower
Alberbury, Shropshire, England
Wattlesborough Tower, Alberbury
Wattlesborough Tower is located in Shropshire
Wattlesborough Tower
Wattlesborough Tower
Coordinates52°42′27″N 2°57′22″W / 52.7074°N 2.9560°W / 52.7074; -2.9560
TypeTower House
Site information
OwnerPrivate
ConditionRuined
Site history
MaterialsStone

Wattlesborough Tower is a ruined fortified 13th-century manor house or Tower House in Shropshire.[1] It is situated close to the boundary with Powys in Wales. Wattlesborough is a former township within the present parish of Alberbury. The castle is a Grade 1 listed scheduled monument.[2] The Tower comprises a square two-storey tower above an undercroft surrounded by a moated enclosure with a fishpond. The Leighton family inherited Wattlesborough in 1471 and used it as their chief residence until circa 1711. At that time an adjoining farm building was constructed and named Wattlesborough Hall.

  1. ^ "Wattlesborough Castle (uninhabited parts)". Historic England. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1366883)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 September 2015.