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Shotwick Castle

motte-and-bailey castle in Saughall and Shotwick Park, Cheshire West and Chester, England, UK
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Shotwick Castle

Summary

Shotwick Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle[1].

Key Facts

  • Shotwick Castle is located in Shotwick Park[2].
  • Shotwick Castle is located in Saughall and Shotwick Park[3].
  • Shotwick Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Shotwick Castle's instance of is recorded as motte-and-bailey castle[5].
  • Shotwick Castle's commissioned by is recorded as Hugh d'Avranches, 1st Earl of Chester[6].
  • Shotwick Castle is operated by Cheshire West and Chester[7].
  • Shotwick Castle's Commons category is recorded as Shotwick Castle[8].
  • 1093 marks the founding of Shotwick Castle[9].
  • Shotwick Castle's OS grid reference is recorded as SJ3493570479[10].
  • Shotwick Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.2272, 'lon': -2.97608}[11].
  • Shotwick Castle's described by source is recorded as CastlesFortsBattles[12].
  • Shotwick Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[13].
  • Shotwick Castle's historic county is recorded as Cheshire[14].

Body

Geography

Shotwick Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. Located in include Shotwick Park[2], a civil parish[15], in United Kingdom[16] and Saughall and Shotwick Park[3], a civil parish[17], in United Kingdom[18].

Designation and Status

Shotwick Castle's instance of is recorded as motte-and-bailey castle[5]. Its heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[13].

History and Context

1093 marks the founding of Shotwick Castle[9].

Related Entities

CastlesFortsBattles United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United Kingdom
    Short name → Shotwick
    Operator → Cheshire West and Chester
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Shotwick Park, Saughall and Shotwick Park
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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